Where does “schande” come from?
schande (Middle High German) comes from Old High German scanta, from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic skandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.
Ancestry of “schande”, step by step
schande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German scanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | scanta | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *skandu | shame, disgrace |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skandō | shame, disgrace |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱem- | mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal |
via Old High German skanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | skanta | — |