Where does “schenden” come from?

schenden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schenden, from Old Dutch skenden, from Proto-West Germanic skandijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.

schenden (Dutch): to violate

Definitions

  1. to violate

Ancestry of “schenden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschendento stain, to dishonour; to ruin
2Old Dutchskendento abash, to ashame
3Proto-West Germanicskandijanto insult, to disgrace, to put to shame
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “schenden”

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