Where does “syen” come from?
syen (Sranan Tongo) comes from English shame, from Middle English schamen, from Old English sċamian, from Proto-West Germanic skamēn, from Proto-Germanic skamāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.
syen (Sranan Tongo): shame, disgrace
Definitions
- shame, disgrace
Ancestry of “syen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shame | Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to... |
| 2 | Middle English | schamen | To be ashamed; to feel shame or regret |
| 3 | Old English | sċamian | to be ashamed or embarrassed (+genitive of cause) (often impersonal with dative or accusative subject) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skamēn | to be ashamed |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skamāną | to be ashamed |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |