Where does “skammdegisþunglyndi” come from?

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

skammdegisþunglyndi (Icelandic): winter blues, winter seasonal affective disorder, melancholy associated with the lack of daylight in the winter months

Definitions

  1. winter blues, winter seasonal affective disorder, melancholy associated with the lack of daylight in the winter months

Ancestry of “skammdegisþunglyndi”, step by step

skammdegisþunglyndi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skammdegi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskammdegiwinter darkness
2Icelandicskammurshort
3Old Norseskamr
4Proto-Germanicskammazshort; blunt; stunted
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

via Icelandic þunglyndi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþunglyndidepression, sadness, melancholy
2Icelandicþungurheavy; difficult, hard
3Old Norseþungrheavy
4Proto-Germanicþunguzheavy
5Proto-Indo-Europeanténgʰus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem-Every word from Proto-Germanic skammazEvery word from Old Norse skamr