shend
English
/ʃɛnd/
verb
Definitions
- (obsolete) To disgrace or put to shame.
- (archaic) To blame.
- (archaic) To destroy; to spoil.
- (archaic) To overpower; to surpass.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English shenden inherited from Old English sċendan (put to shame, disgrace, blame) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skandijaną (scold, berate) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kem- (cover).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)kem-
Gloss
cover
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- toshend English
- Schändung German
- schänden German
- schenden Dutch, Flemish
- schender Dutch, Flemish
- schending Dutch, Flemish
- schendziek Dutch, Flemish
- schenner Dutch, Flemish
- schennis Dutch, Flemish
- *(s)kem- Proto-Indo-European
- *skandijaną Proto-Germanic
- *skandō Proto-Germanic
- scandhus Old English
- scandlic Old English
- sċand Old English
- sċendan Old English
- schond Middle English
- shenden Middle English
- shonde Middle English
- toshenden Middle English
- skænde Danish
- skænderi Danish
- schenden Middle Dutch
- *skenden Old High German
- *skenten Old High German
- schenden Middle High German
- *skandijan gmw-pro
- *skenden Old Dutch
- schenden Middle Low German
- geschende Alemannic German
- schende Alemannic German