Where does “Schandzeichen” come from?

Schandzeichen (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.

Schandzeichen (German): stigma, badge of shame, mark of shame

Definitions

  1. stigma, badge of shame, mark of shame

Ancestry of “Schandzeichen”, step by step

Schandzeichen 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 zeichen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzeichensign, token
2Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
3Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skandō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skandu →