Where does “škodovka” come from?

škodovka (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.

škodovka (Czech): Škoda car or other product

Definitions

  1. Škoda car or other product

Ancestry of “škodovka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechškodapity, shame; harm, damage
2Old High Germanscadodamage
3Proto-West Germanic*skaþōdamage
4Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō →