Where does “schame” come from?

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

schame (Middle English): Shame or embarassment towards behaviour of oneself or another

Definitions

  1. Shame or embarassment towards behaviour of oneself or another

Ancestry of “schame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċamushame, embarrassment
2Proto-West Germanic*skamushame
3Proto-Germanicskamōshame
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skamu →
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