Where does “schamen” come from?
schamen (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
schamen (Dutch): to be ashamed
Definitions
- to be ashamed
Ancestry of “schamen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | schāmen | to be ashamed |
| 2 | Old Dutch | scamon | to be ashamed |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skamēn | to be ashamed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skamāną | to be ashamed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |