shand

shand · noun, adjective¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)ḱem-“to cover, hide, conceal”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*skandō“shame, disgrace”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*skandu
4. Old English · inherited fromsċeand
5. Middle English · inherited fromshande
6. English todayshand

From Middle English shande, schande, schonde, from Old English sċeand, sċand (“shame, disgrace, infamy”), from Proto-West Germanic *skandu, from Proto-Germanic *skandō (“shame, disgrace”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱem- (“to cover, hide, conceal”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Skounde (“shame, disgrace”), West Frisian skande (“disgrace, shame, humiliation”), Dutch schande (“shame, disgrace, reproach, dishonour, scandal”), German Schande (“shame, disgrace, ignominity, dishonour”), Luxembourgish Schan (“shame”), Yiddish שאַנד (shand, “shame”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰 (skanda, “shame, disgrace”). Related to shame, shend. Doublet of shanda and shonda. Compare typologically the opposite direction meaning shift Proto-Slavic *pozorъ < *zьrěti (“to observe”).

Shand · proper noun²

From the Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, shortened from McShane.

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