Where does “שאַנדע” come from?

שאַנדע (Yiddish) comes from German schande, from Middle High German schande, from Old High German scanta, from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic skandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.

שאַנדע (Yiddish): disgrace; shame

Definitions

  1. disgrace; shame

Ancestry of “שאַנדע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschandedisgrace, infamy, dishonour
2Middle High Germanschande—
3Old High Germanscanta—
4Proto-West Germanic*skandushame, disgrace
5Proto-Germanicskandōshame, disgrace
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “שאַנדע”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skandō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skandu →
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