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Where does “scand” come from?

scand (Old English) comes from Latin scamnum, from Proto-Indo-European skāp-, from Proto-Indo-European skeh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

scand (Old English): shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominy, confusion; a...

Definitions

  1. shame, disgrace, infamy, ignominy, confusion; a...

Ancestry of “scand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscamnumstool, step, bench; ridge; breadth of a field
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskāp-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂p-rod, shaft, staff, club
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “scand”

  • shan
  • shand
  • schonden
  • schande
  • schonde
  • shande
  • scandhus
  • scandlic
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