Where does “ciondăni” come from?

ciondăni (Romanian) comes from German schänden, from Middle High German schenden, from Old High German skenten, from Proto-West Germanic skandijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.

ciondăni (Romanian): to bicker, to squabble

Definitions

  1. to bicker, to squabble

Ancestry of “ciondăni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschändento desecrate; to dishonour; to violate; to rape;...
2Middle High Germanschenden—
3Old High Germanskenten—
4Proto-West Germanicskandijanto insult, to disgrace, to put to shame
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “ciondăni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skandijan →Every word from Old High German skenten →