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Where does “skamō” come from?

skamō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

skamō (Proto-Germanic): shame

Definitions

  1. shame

Ancestry of “skamō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “skamō”

  • shame
  • sham
  • shameth
  • shammer
  • shamer
  • shamateurism
  • shamest
  • shameworthy
  • outshame
  • shamateur
  • shamee
  • unshameable
  • shamable
  • antishame
  • beshame
  • fat-shame
  • Abraham sham
  • shamelike
  • shammish
  • shameproof
  • sham Abraham
  • shameable
  • Schamhaar
  • Schambein
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