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Shayna
Shayna comes from Yiddish שיין ‘beautiful’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- ‘to perceive, pay attention’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kewh₁-‘to perceive, pay attention’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skauniz‘beautiful, shining’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skaunī‘beautiful’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050scōni‘beautiful’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schœne‘beautiful’
- Yiddishmodernשייןsheyn‘beautiful’
- Yiddish, derivedmodernשיינעsheynefeminine inflection of שיין
- EnglishtodayShayna
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)kewh₁-‘to perceive, pay attention’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skauniz‘beautiful, shining’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skaunī‘beautiful’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050scōni‘beautiful’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350schœne‘beautiful’
- Yiddishmodernשייןsheyn‘beautiful’
- Yiddish, derivedmodernשיינעsheynefeminine inflection of שיין
- EnglishtodayShayna
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- ‘to perceive, pay attention’
show, cave, kudos, precaution, 14 more
through Proto-West Germanic *skaunī ‘beautiful’
Today it means
name A female given name from Yiddish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- / Shayna