Where does “schamefast” come from?

schamefast (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.

schamefast (Middle English): Modest, humble; not arrogant or proud

Definitions

  1. Modest, humble; not arrogant or proud

Ancestry of “schamefast”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schamefast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skamu →