Dictionary adjective *skai- scheinen Schein wahrscheinlich

Meanings

1.
probably, probable
(Literally: "true-seeming")
Opposite (closest): vielleicht

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Word Family

Root: *skai-

The core idea of this root was:

gleaming, shining

The main English offspring is to shine and all its relatives. The only other family members I could find were shimmer and scintillate.

In German, it’s also the origin of Schimmel (the mold) because that is often white and shiny.

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