schaamhaar etymology

Dutch word schaamhaar comes from Dutch haar, Dutch schamen ((reflexive) to be ashamed.)

Detailed word origin of schaamhaar

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
haar Dutch (nld) (countable) hair (mammalian keratin filament). (uncountable) hair (collection of hairs) Third-person singular, feminine possessive adjective: her (personal) Third-person singular, feminine object pronoun: her (archaic) Third-person plural possessive adjective: their.
schamen Dutch (nld) (reflexive) to be ashamed.
schaamhaar Dutch (nld) (literally) A pubic hair. Usually as a collective for hairgrowth in the pubic region.

Words with the same origin as schaamhaar

Descendants of haar
harig heur kortharig langharig ontharen ontharing roodharig verharen wolharig
Descendants of schamen
schaambeen schaamberg schaambos schaamdeel schaamheuvel schaamlip schaamluis schaamrood schaamspleet schaamstreek