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Where does “skammaz” come from?

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

skammaz (Proto-Germanic): short; blunt; stunted

Definitions

  1. short; blunt; stunted

Ancestry of “skammaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skammaz”

  • scanty
  • scant
  • scantily
  • scantiness
  • scantly
  • scantness
  • scanties
  • スキャンティー
  • scant
  • skammstafa
  • skammstöfun
  • skammur
  • skamt
  • skamr
  • skammr
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