Where does “Schandbühne” come from?

Schandbühne (German) comes from German Bühne, from Middle High German büne, from Proto-Germanic bunī, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

Schandbühne (German): pillory

Definitions

  1. pillory

Ancestry of “Schandbühne”, step by step

Schandbühne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bühne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBühnea stage; a scaffolding
2Middle High Germanbünestage; scaffolding
3Proto-Germanicbunī
4Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via German schande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschandedisgrace, infamy, dishonour
2Middle High Germanschande
3Old High Germanscanta
4Proto-West Germanic*skandushame, disgrace
5Proto-Germanicskandōshame, disgrace
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn