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Where does “schamefastnesse” come from?

schamefastnesse (Middle English) comes from Old English sċeamfæstness — modesty.

Ancestry of “schamefastnesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċeamfæstnessmodesty

Words derived from “schamefastnesse”

  • shamefacedness
  • shamefastness
Every word from Old English sċeamfæstness →