Where does “skænde” come from?

skænde (Danish) comes from Middle Low German schenden, from Old Saxon *skendian, from Proto-West Germanic skandijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.

skænde (Danish): to scold, nag with the preposition

Definitions

  1. to scold, nag with the preposition

Ancestry of “skænde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschenden—
2Old Saxon*skendian—
3Proto-West Germanicskandijanto insult, to disgrace, to put to shame
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “skænde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skandijan →Every word from Old Saxon *skendian →