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Where does “ashamed” come from?

Ashamed comes from Middle English ashamed, from Old English āsċeamod, the past participle of Old English āsċeamian, meaning to feel shame or embarrassment.

ashamed (English): Feeling shame or guilt; simple past tense and...

Definitions

  1. Feeling shame or guilt; simple past tense and...

Ancestry of “ashamed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishashamed—
2Old Englishāsċeamod—
3Old Englishāsċeamianto be ashamed

Words derived from “ashamed”

  • unashamed
  • unashamedly
  • ashamedly
  • ashamedness
  • unashamedness
Every word from Old English āsċeamian →