Where does “scamfæst” come from?

scamfæst (Old English) comes from Old English sċamu, from Proto-West Germanic *skamu, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

scamfæst (Old English): Alternative form of sċeamfæst; bashful, shy,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sċeamfæst; bashful, shy,...

Ancestry of “scamfæst”, step by step

scamfæst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sċamu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċamushame, embarrassment
2Proto-West Germanic*skamushame
3Proto-Germanicskamōshame
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Old English fæst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfæstfirm, stable; constant
2Proto-West Germanicfastfixed, fast
3Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure

Words derived from “scamfæst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skamu →