Where does “skändning” come from?

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

skändning (Swedish): desecration, defilement, violation (treating (something ordinarily respected) with grave disrespect)

Definitions

  1. desecration, defilement, violation (treating (something ordinarily respected) with grave disrespect)

Ancestry of “skändning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskanda—
2Proto-Germanicskandōshame, disgrace
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “skändning”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skandō →Every word from Old Dutch skanda →