Where does “Schandtat” come from?

Schandtat (German) comes from German schande, from Middle High German schande, from Old High German scanta, from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic skandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.

Schandtat (German): atrocity, outrage

Definitions

  1. atrocity, outrage

Ancestry of “Schandtat”, step by step

Schandtat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German tāt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantātdeed
2Middle High Germantāt—
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