Where does “škoda” come from?

škoda (Czech) comes from Old High German scado, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

škoda (Czech): pity, shame; harm, damage

Definitions

  1. pity, shame; harm, damage

Ancestry of “škoda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscadodamage
2Proto-West Germanic*skaþōdamage
3Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

Words derived from “škoda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō →