Where does “schending” come from?
schending (Dutch) comes from Dutch schenden, 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.
schending (Dutch): violation
Ancestry of “schending”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | schenden | to violate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schenden | to stain, to dishonour; to ruin |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skenden | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skandijan | to insult, to disgrace, to put to shame |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱem- | mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal |