Where does “skaduwee” come from?

skaduwee (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch schaduwe, from Middle Dutch schāde, from Old Dutch skatho, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

skaduwee (Afrikaans): shadow

Definitions

  1. shadow

Ancestry of “skaduwee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaduwe
2Middle DutchschādeA damage, injury, loss
3Old Dutchskatho—
4Proto-West Germanic*skaþōdamage
5Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
6Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō →
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