Where does “schämen” come from?
schämen (German) comes from Middle High German schamen, from Old High German scamēn, from Proto-West Germanic skamēn, from Proto-Germanic skamāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
schämen (German): to be ashamed or embarrassed
Definitions
- to be ashamed or embarrassed
Ancestry of “schämen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | schamen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | scamēn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skamēn | to be ashamed |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skamāną | to be ashamed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |