Schaam

schaam East Central German Etymology gmw-ecg gem-pro 1 From gmw-ecg gmh schūm, from gmw-ecg goh scūm, from gmw-ecg gmw-pro *skūm. Cognate to en scum. Noun gmw-ecg noun m gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch foam, lather, froth References Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 2 1998 Karl Heinz Schmidt, Eierquatsch und drackite Supp: Ein heiteres Mundartbuch aus dem Erzgebirge und dem Vogtland, P. 30 Hunsrik Pronunciation Noun f shame hrx Mein Schaam waar gros. My shame was great. Further reading Low German Etymology From nds osx skama, from nds gem-pro *skamō, ultimately from nds ine-pro *(s)ḱeh₃- darkness. Compare nl schaamte, en shame, de Scham. Pronunciation nds /ʃaːm/ Noun f - nds GLG shame, shamefacedness not in the sense of en disgrace Derived terms nds schämen schaamlos Related terms nds schaad Schaad Schann Pennsylvania German Etymology 1 Compare de Scham, en shame. Noun pdc noun f modesty shame Etymology 2 pdc gem-pro 1 From pdc gmh schūm, from pdc goh scūm, from pdc gmw-pro *skūm. Compare de Schaum, nl schuim, en scum. Noun pdc noun m foam scum froth