Where does “forskammet” come from?
forskammet (Danish) comes from Danish skamme, from Old Norse skamma, from Proto-Germanic skamāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
forskammet (Danish): shameful
Definitions
- shameful
Ancestry of “forskammet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skamme | to be ashamed; to convince someone into doing... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skamma | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skamāną | to be ashamed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |