skam
Norwegian
noun
Definitions
- shame, disgrace
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse skǫmm 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
- skamfull Norwegian Bokmål
- skamslå Norwegian Bokmål
- slå Norwegian Bokmål
- *skamō Proto-Germanic
- skam Norwegian Nynorsk
- scamu Old English
- sċamu Old English
- skǫmm Old Norse
- skömm Icelandic
- scama Old High German
- skomm Faroese
- 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌰 Gothic
- skama Old Saxon
- skábma Northern Sami
- skam Old Swedish
- skæmm Westrobothnian
- skam Old Danish