Where does “shimmereen” come from?

shimmereen (Yola) comes from Middle English schimeringe, from Middle English schimeren, from Old English sċymrian, from Proto-Germanic skimarōną.

shimmereen (Yola): glittering

Definitions

  1. glittering

Ancestry of “shimmereen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishschimeringegleaming, shining
2Middle Englishschimerento shine
3Old Englishsċymrian
4Proto-Germanicskimarōną
Every word from Proto-Germanic skimarōną