Where does “shanda” come from?

shanda (English) comes from Yiddish שאַנדע, from German schande, from Middle High German schande, from Old High German scanta, from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic skandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.

shanda (English): shame; disgrace

Definitions

  1. shame; disgrace

Ancestry of “shanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשאַנדעdisgrace; shame
2Germanschandedisgrace, infamy, dishonour
3Middle High Germanschande—
4Old High Germanscanta—
5Proto-West Germanic*skandushame, disgrace
6Proto-Germanicskandōshame, disgrace
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal
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