Where does “shamefast” come from?
shamefast (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 “shamefast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | scamfæst | Alternative form of sċeamfæst; bashful, shy,... |
| 2 | Old English | sċamu | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *skamu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skamō | shame |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
Words derived from “shamefast”