Where does “skam” come from?
skam (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
Ancestry of “skam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skǫmm | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skamō | shame |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
Words derived from “skam”