shone
Middle English
adj
Definitions
- beautiful, glorious, excellent, resplendent, noble
Etymology
Derived from Old English scȳne derived from Proto-Germanic *skauniz (beautiful, shining, shiny) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱoun- (dashing, quick, beautiful).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)ḱoun-
Gloss
dashing, quick, beautiful
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- back English
- Schöngeist German
- Schönheit German
- Schönling German
- Schönredner German
- Schönschrift German
- Schönwetter German
- bildschön German
- formschön German
- schön German
- schönfärben German
- schöngeistig German
- schönreden German
- schöntun German
- unschön German
- verschönern German
- wunderschön German
- beeldschoon Dutch, Flemish
- brandschoon Dutch, Flemish
- natuurschoon Dutch, Flemish
- opschonen Dutch, Flemish
- schoon Dutch, Flemish
- schoonbroer Dutch, Flemish
- schoonheid Dutch, Flemish
- schoonmaken Dutch, Flemish
- schoonmoeder Dutch, Flemish
- schoonouder Dutch, Flemish
- schoonschrift Dutch, Flemish
- schoonschrijven Dutch, Flemish
- schoonvader Dutch, Flemish
- schoonvegen Dutch, Flemish
- schoonwassen Dutch, Flemish
- schoonzus Dutch, Flemish
- schoonzuster Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)kewh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)ḱoun- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)ḱown- Proto-Indo-European
- *skaunistaz Proto-Germanic
- *skauniz Proto-Germanic
- *skaunizô Proto-Germanic
- scȳne Old English
- schône Middle Dutch
- scōni Old High German
- skoon Afrikaans
- schœne Middle High German
- 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *skaunī gmw-pro
- scōni Old Dutch
- skōni Old Dutch
- *kaunis Proto-Finnic
- skōni Old Saxon
- jönik Volapük
- schön Central Franconian