שוין (Yiddish)

Where does "שוין" come from?

The Yiddish adverb 'שוין', meaning 'already'[1], was inherited from the Old High German word 'scōno', which originally meant 'beautifully'[1]. It is a cognate of the modern German word 'schon', also meaning 'already'[1].

Full etymology tree

• שוין (shoyn) (Yiddish), 'already'
  • derived scōno (Old High German)

Cognates and doublets

• schon (German)

Sources

1. שוין (shoyn) (Yiddish) - Wiktionary

Updated August 2026

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