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Where does “škodlivý” come from?

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

škodlivý (Czech): harmful

Definitions

  1. harmful

Ancestry of “škodlivý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechškodapity, shame; harm, damage
2Old High Germanscadodamage
3Proto-West Germanic*skaþō—
4Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

Words derived from “škodlivý”

  • škodlivina
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →