Where does “skæmm” come from?

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

skæmm (Westrobothnian): shame; the devil; horse rake

Definitions

  1. shame; the devil; horse rake

Ancestry of “skæmm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskǫmmshame
2Proto-Germanicskamōshame
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Old Norse skǫmm →