Where does “Schan” come from?

Schan (Luxembourgish) 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.

Schan (Luxembourgish): shame

Definitions

  1. shame

Ancestry of “Schan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschande—
2Old High Germanscanta—
3Proto-West Germanic*skandushame, disgrace
4Proto-Germanicskandōshame, disgrace
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skandō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skandu →