Where does “schande” come from?
schande (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skanda, 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 | Old Dutch | skanda | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skandō | shame, disgrace |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱem- | mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal |
Words derived from “schande”