Proto-Germanic

*skamō

‘shame, humiliation’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *skamō.

14 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *skamō, most familiar first.

• shame ← schame ← sċamu ← *skamu
• shameful ← schameful ← sċeomfull ← sċamu ← *skamu
• shamefully ← schamefully ← schameful ← sċeomfull ← sċamu
• ashame ← āsċamian ← sċamian ← *skamēnan
• shamefaced ← schamefast ← sċamfæst ← sċamu ← *skamu
• forshame ← forshamen ← forscamian ← sċamian ← *skamēn
• nonshameful ← shameful ← schameful ← sċeomfull ← sċamu
• shamefulness ← schamefulnesse ← schameful ← sċeomfull ← sċamu
• shamefast ← schamefast ← sċamfæst ← sċamu ← *skamu
• shamefacedness ← schamefastnesse ← sċamfæstnes ← sċamfæst ← sċamu
• shamefastness ← schamefastnesse ← sċamfæstnes ← sċamfæst ← sċamu
• shamefastly ← schamefastly ← schamefast ← sċamfæst ← sċamu

More words from *skamō

• unshameful
• unshamefast

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *skamō