Where does “sceomefest” come from?

sceomefest (Middle English) comes from Old English scamfæst, from Old English sċamu, from Proto-West Germanic *skamu, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Ancestry of “sceomefest”, step by step

sceomefest traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English scamfæst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishscamfæstAlternative form of sċeamfæst; bashful, shy,...
2Old Englishsċamushame, embarrassment
3Proto-West Germanic*skamushame
4Proto-Germanicskamōshame
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Old English sceamfæst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsceamfæstshamefast; shamefaced
2Old English-fæstfirm, secure

via Old English sċeamfæst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċeamfæst—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skamu →