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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“to shine, shimmer”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*skīnaną
- to shine
- to appear
Inflection
Conjugation of
*skīnaną (strong class 1)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*skīnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 445-446
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*skīnanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 341