Английский Этимологический словарь - shame (n.)

- O.E. sceamu, sceomu "feeling of guilt or disgrace," from P.Gmc. *skamo. The verb is O.E. sceamian. The O.N. word for it was kinnroрi, lit. "cheek-redness," hence, "blush of shame." Gk. distinguished shame in the bad sense of "disgrace, dishonor" (aiskhyne) from shame in the good sense of "modesty, bashfulness" (aidos). Shamefaced (1555) is folk etymology alteration of O.E. scamfжst "bashful," from -fжst, adjectival suffix.