Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/skamō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Uncertain, but probably from pre-Germanic *skh₃méh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“dark(ness)”) + *-méh₂. Related to Proto-Germanic *skandō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɑ.mɔː/

Noun

*skamō f

1. 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
• *skamāną
• *skandō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *skamu
  • 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
      • Low German: Schaam; (Schaamd)
  • Old Dutch: scama
    • Middle Dutch: schāme
      • Dutch: schaam (obsolete)
  • Old High German: scama
    • Middle High German: schame
      • German: Scham
      • Hunsrik: Schaam
• Old Norse: skǫmm
  • Icelandic: skömm
  • Faroese: skomm
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skam
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skam
  • Old Swedish: skam
    • Swedish: skam
  • Old Danish: skam
    • Danish: skam
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌰 (skama)