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
Ancestry of “skaduwee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schaduwe | |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schāde | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skatho | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaþō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |