Where does “shamefast” come from?

shamefast (English) comes from Middle English schamefast, from Old English scamfæst, from Old English sċamu, from Proto-West Germanic *skamu, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

shamefast (English): Bashful, modest; shy

Definitions

  1. Bashful, modest; shy

Ancestry of “shamefast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishschamefastModest, humble; not arrogant or proud
2Old EnglishscamfæstAlternative form of sċeamfæst; bashful, shy,...
3Old Englishsċamushame, embarrassment
4Proto-West Germanic*skamushame
5Proto-Germanicskamōshame
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “shamefast”

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