Where does “schaamstreek” come from?

schaamstreek (Dutch) comes from Dutch schamen, from Middle Dutch schāmen, from Old Dutch scamon, from Proto-West Germanic skamēn, from Proto-Germanic skamāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.

schaamstreek (Dutch): pubic region

Definitions

  1. pubic region

Ancestry of “schaamstreek”, step by step

schaamstreek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schamen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschamento be ashamed
2Middle Dutchschāmento be ashamed
3Old Dutchscamonto be ashamed
4Proto-West Germanicskamēnto be ashamed
5Proto-Germanicskamānąto be ashamed
6Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
7Proto-Germanic-ajaną
8Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch streek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstreekregion; prank, trick, antic
2Middle Dutchstrēkestroking
3Old Dutchstriki
4Proto-West Germanic*strikiline
5Proto-Germanicstrikizline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yétiEvery word from Proto-Germanic -āną
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