Where does “skenden” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skenden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskandijanto insult, to disgrace, to put to shame
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem-Every word from Proto-West Germanic skandijan