Where does “Schambein” come from?

Schambein (German) comes from German Scham, from Middle High German schame, from Old High German scama, from Proto-West Germanic *skamu, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Schambein (German): pubis

Definitions

  1. pubis

Ancestry of “Schambein”, step by step

Schambein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German bein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeinleg of a person, animal, or object
2Middle High Germanbeinleg
3Old High Germanbeinleg; bone
4Proto-West Germanicbainleg; bone
5Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skamu →
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