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Where does “ashamed” come from?

ashamed (Middle English) comes from Old English āsċeamod, from Old English āsċeamian — to be ashamed.

Ancestry of “ashamed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishāsċeamod—
2Old Englishāsċeamianto be ashamed

Words derived from “ashamed”

  • ashamed
  • unashamed
  • unashamedly
  • ashamedly
  • ashamedness
  • unashamedness
Every word from Old English āsċeamian →