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Where does “shamefastness” come from?

shamefastness (English) comes from Middle English schamefastnesse, from Old English sċeamfæstness — modesty.

shamefastness (English): The state or condition of being shamefast

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being shamefast

Ancestry of “shamefastness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishschamefastnesse—
2Old Englishsċeamfæstnessmodesty
Every word from Old English sċeamfæstness →