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

Definitions

  1. violation

Ancestry of “schending”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschendento violate
2Middle Dutchschendento stain, to dishonour; to ruin
3Old Dutchskendento abash, to ashame
4Proto-West Germanicskandijanto insult, to disgrace, to put to shame
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “schending”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skandijan →Every word from Old Dutch skenden →