shend

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)kem-“to cover”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*skandijan“to scold, berate”
3. Old English · inherited fromsċendan“to put to shame, blame, disgrace”
4. Middle English · inherited fromschenden
5. English todayshend

From Middle English schenden, from Old English sċendan (“to put to shame, blame, disgrace”), from Proto-West Germanic *skandijan (“to scold, berate”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kem- (“to cover”). Cognate with Dutch schenden (“to infringe, profane, defile”), German schänden (“defile”). Related to Old English sċand (“infamy, shame, scandal”). More at shand, shame.