Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skamō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Probably from Pre-Germanic *skoh₃méh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *skeh₃- (“dark(ness)”).[1] Related to Proto-Germanic *skandō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈskɑ.mɔː/

Noun

*skamō f

shame

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *skamō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*skamō	*skamôz
vocative	*skamō	*skamôz
accusative	*skamǭ	*skamōz
genitive	*skamōz	*skamǫ̂
dative	*skamōi	*skamōmaz
instrumental	*skamō	*skamōmiz

Related terms

*skamiþō
*skamōną
*skandō

Descendants

Old English: sċamu, sċeamu, sċomu, sċeomu
- Middle English: schame, schome
  - Scots: scham, schame
  - English: shame
Old Frisian: skame, scome, skome
- Saterland Frisian: scame; (Skoomte)
- West Frisian: (skamte)
Old Saxon: skama
- Middle Low German: schame, scham
Old Dutch: skama
- Middle Dutch: scame, schame
  - Dutch: schaam (in compounds); (schaamte)
Old High German: scama
- Middle High German: schame
  - German: Scham
  - Hunsrik: Schaam
Old Norse: skǫmm, skömm
- Icelandic: skömm
- Faroese: skomm
- Norwegian: skam
- Old Swedish: skam
  - Swedish: skam
- Old Danish: skam
  - Danish: skam
- Westrobothnian: skæmm

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 439-440

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[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 439-440