Where does “Schambehaarung” come from?

Schambehaarung (German) comes from German Behaarung, from German behaaren, from German haaren, from Dutch haar, from Middle Dutch hâer, from Old Dutch hiro, from Proto-Germanic hezōi, from Proto-Germanic *hiz — resin, gum; to say, speak.

Schambehaarung (German): pubic hair

Definitions

  1. pubic hair

Ancestry of “Schambehaarung”, step by step

Schambehaarung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Behaarung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBehaarunghair
2Germanbehaarento grow hair
3GermanhaarenTo moult; To lose one’s hair
4DutchhaarThird-person singular, feminine object pronoun:...
5Middle Dutchhâerher
6Old Dutchhirogenitive/dative of siu
7Proto-Germanichezōidative singular feminine of *hiz
8Proto-Germanic*hiz
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via German Scham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchamshame; bashfulness, prudishness, shamefacedness;...
2Middle High Germanschame
3Old High Germanscama
4Proto-West Germanic*skamushame
5Proto-Germanicskamōshame
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu