English
forshame
Forshame comes from Old English forscamian ‘to make ashamed, be ashamed, be modest’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *skamō ‘shame’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skamō‘shame’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skamāną‘to be ashamed’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skamēn‘to be ashamed’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sċamian‘to be ashamed’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150forscamian‘to make ashamed, be ashamed, be modest’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forshamen
- Englishtodayforshame
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skamō‘shame’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skamāną‘to be ashamed’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*skamēn‘to be ashamed’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sċamian‘to be ashamed’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150forscamian‘to make ashamed, be ashamed, be modest’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forshamen
- Englishtodayforshame
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- ‘dark(ness)’
scene, scenario, shadow, obscure, shade, squirrel, scenic, scotia, hoar, skene, shamefully, 29 more
through Proto-Germanic *skamō ‘shame’
Today it means
verb To be ashamed; be greatly ashamed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *skamō / forshame