Where does “skammur” come from?

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

skammur (Icelandic): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “skammur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skammur”

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