schämen
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃɛːmən/, /ˈʃeː-/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (reflexive) to be ashamed or embarrassed
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German schamen inherited from Old High German scamēn inherited from Proto-Germanic *skamāną (be ashamed) suffix from German Scham (pubic region).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Scham
Gloss
pubic region
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- shame English
- Fremdscham German
- Scham German
- Schambehaarung German
- Schamentzündung German
- Schamgefühl German
- Schamhaar German
- Schamhügel German
- Schamröte German
- fremd German
- fremdschämen German
- schamhaft German
- schamlos German
- *skamāną Proto-Germanic
- skamma Old Norse
- scamēn Old High German
- schame Middle High German
- schamen Middle High German
- 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *skamēn gmw-pro
- schäme Alemannic German