scamu
Old English
noun
Definitions
- shame, embarrassment
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *skamō.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skamō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *(s)kēt- Proto-Indo-European
- skam Norwegian Bokmål
- *skamō Proto-Germanic
- skam Norwegian Nynorsk
- sċamu Old English
- skǫmm Old Norse
- skömm Icelandic
- scama Old High German
- skomm Faroese
- schame Middle High German
- 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌰 Gothic
- skama Old Saxon
- skábma Northern Sami
- skam Old Swedish
- skæmm Westrobothnian
- Schaam Low German
- skam Old Danish