Where does “schandknaap” come from?

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

schandknaap (Dutch): young male prostitute

Definitions

  1. young male prostitute

Ancestry of “schandknaap”, step by step

schandknaap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschandeshame, disgrace
2Middle Dutchschande—
3Old Dutchskanda—
4Proto-Germanicskandōshame, disgrace
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

via Dutch knaap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknaapboy, usually adolescent; Any human male,...
2Middle Dutchcnāpe—
3Old Dutchcnaposervant, assistant
4Proto-West Germanicknappōboy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skandō →Every word from Old Dutch skanda →