Where does “skenten” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skenten”, 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

Words derived from “skenten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skandijan →
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