Where does “skammdegi” come from?

skammdegi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skammur, from Old Norse skamr, from Proto-Germanic skammaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.

skammdegi (Icelandic): winter darkness

Definitions

  1. winter darkness

Ancestry of “skammdegi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskammurshort
2Old Norseskamr—
3Proto-Germanicskammazshort; blunt; stunted
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “skammdegi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skammaz →Every word from Old Norse skamr →
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