Where does “skomm” come from?

skomm (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

skomm (Faroese): shame, dishonour

Definitions

  1. shame, dishonour

Ancestry of “skomm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskǫmmshame
2Proto-Germanicskamōshame
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Old Norse skǫmm →