Where does “shaamfast” come from?

shaamfast (Yola) comes from Middle English schamefast, from Old English scamfæst, from Old English sċamu, from Proto-West Germanic *skamu, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

shaamfast (Yola): bashful

Definitions

  1. bashful

Ancestry of “shaamfast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishschamefastModest, humble; not arrogant or proud
2Old EnglishscamfæstAlternative form of sċeamfæst; bashful, shy,...
3Old Englishsċamushame, embarrassment
4Proto-West Germanic*skamushame
5Proto-Germanicskamōshame
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skamu →
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