An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schemen

by Friedrich Kluge

Schemen, m., ‘phantom,’ from MidHG. schëme, m., ‘shadow,’(MidG.) schime; comp. AS. sčī̆ma, OSax. scī̆mo. Allied to the root skī̆, ‘to glitter,’ discussed under scheinen, with which Gr. σκιά, ‘shadow,’ with the same evolution in meaning, is also connected; see Schimmer and Schönbartspiel.