Where does “Schändung” come from?

Schändung (German) comes from German schänden, from Middle High German schenden, from Old High German skenten, from Proto-West Germanic skandijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.

Schändung (German): desecration

Definitions

  1. desecration

Ancestry of “Schändung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschändento desecrate; to dishonour; to violate; to rape;...
2Middle High Germanschenden—
3Old High Germanskenten—
4Proto-West Germanicskandijanto insult, to disgrace, to put to shame
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “Schändung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skandijan →Every word from Old High German skenten →
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