Where does “schande” come from?

schande (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schande, from Old Dutch skanda, from Proto-Germanic skandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.

schande (Dutch): shame, disgrace

Definitions

  1. shame, disgrace

Ancestry of “schande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschande—
2Old Dutchskanda—
3Proto-Germanicskandōshame, disgrace
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “schande”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skandō →Every word from Old Dutch skanda →