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Where does “scandlic” come from?

scandlic (Old English) comes from Old English sċand, 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,...

scandlic (Old English): disgraceful, infamous, vile, base; lowly; vile in...

Definitions

  1. disgraceful, infamous, vile, base; lowly; vile in...

Ancestry of “scandlic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċandshame, disgrace, infamy, ignominy, confusion; a...
2Latinscamnumstool, step, bench; ridge; breadth of a field
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskāp-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₂p-rod, shaft, staff, club
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
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