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
Ancestry of “שאַנדע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | schande | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | schande | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scanta | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skandu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skandō | shame, disgrace |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱem- | mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal |
Words derived from “שאַנדע”