Where does “skammr” come from?

skammr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skammaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.

skammr (Old Norse): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “skammr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskammazshort; blunt; stunted
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “skammr”

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