Where does “skamlös” come from?

skamlös (Swedish) comes from Swedish skam, from Old Swedish skam, from Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

skamlös (Swedish): shameless

Definitions

  1. shameless

Ancestry of “skamlös”, step by step

skamlös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskamshame; something to deeply regret; shame; feeling...
2Old Swedishskam—
3Old Norseskǫmmshame
4Proto-Germanicskamōshame
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Swedish lös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlösloose; not tightened, able to move; loose; not...
2Old Swedishlø̄sloose
3Old Norselaussloose
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “skamlös”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Old Norse skǫmm →