Where does “odškodné” come from?

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

odškodné (Czech): indemnification, damages, compensation, recompense

Definitions

  1. indemnification, damages, compensation, recompense

Ancestry of “odškodné”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechodškodnitto compensate, to indemnify, to recompense
2Czechškodný—
3Czechškodapity, shame; harm, damage
4Old High Germanscadodamage
5Proto-West Germanic*skaþōdamage
6Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
7Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō →