Where does “schande” come from?
schande (German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “schande”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | schande | — |
| 2 | Old High German | scanta | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *skandu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skandō | shame, disgrace |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱem- | mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal |