Where does “schenden” come from?
schenden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skenden, from Proto-West Germanic skandijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.
schenden (Middle Dutch): to stain, to dishonour; to ruin
Definitions
- to stain, to dishonour; to ruin
Ancestry of “schenden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | skenden | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | skandijan | to insult, to disgrace, to put to shame |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱem- | mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal |
Words derived from “schenden”