English
Skeen
Skeen comes from Proto-Celtic *skʷiyats ‘hawthorn’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *skwey- ‘thorn, needle, prickle’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skwey-‘thorn, needle, prickle’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*skw-iy-h₂e-tsreconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*skʷiyats‘hawthorn’reconstructed
- EnglishtodaySkeen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*skwey-‘thorn, needle, prickle’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*skw-iy-h₂e-tsreconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*skʷiyats‘hawthorn’reconstructed
- EnglishtodaySkeen
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *skwey-
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *skwey- / Skeen