Where does “skam” come from?

skam (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

skam (Norwegian Nynorsk): shame, disgrace

Definitions

  1. shame, disgrace

Ancestry of “skam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskǫmmshame
2Proto-Germanicskamōshame
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “skam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Old Norse skǫmm →