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Where does “scanta” come from?

scanta (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic skandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.

Ancestry of “scanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skandu—
2Proto-Germanicskandōshame, disgrace
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “scanta”

  • Schandpfahl
  • Schande
  • Schandmaul
  • Schandblatt
  • Blutschande
  • Rassenschande
  • schändlich
  • schande
  • Schan
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