Where does “skamløyse” come from?

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

skamløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): shamelessness

Definitions

  1. shamelessness

Ancestry of “skamløyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskamshame, disgrace
2Old Norseskǫmmshame
3Proto-Germanicskamōshame
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Old Norse skǫmm →