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Where does “skandō” come from?

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

skandō (Proto-Germanic): shame, disgrace

Definitions

  1. shame, disgrace

Ancestry of “skandō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skandō”

  • shan
  • shend
  • shand
  • Blutschande
  • Rassenschande
  • schänden
  • Schandblatt
  • Schandpfahl
  • Schande
  • Schandmaul
  • schändlich
  • schande
  • schandknaap
  • schendziek
  • knapenschenner
  • schenner
  • schanddaad
  • schending
  • schenden
  • shenden
  • schonde
  • schonden
  • schande
  • shande
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