Where does “*skamu” come from?
*skamu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
Ancestry of “*skamu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skamō | shame |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |