Where does “skade” come from?

skade (Danish) comes from Old Danish skathæ, from Old Norse skaða, from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

skade (Danish): damage, harm; to harm, damage; to hurt, injure

Definitions

  1. damage, harm; to harm, damage; to hurt, injure

Ancestry of “skade”, step by step

skade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish skathæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishskathæ—
2Old Norseskaðato hurt
3Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
4Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

via Old Danish skatæ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishskatæ—
2Old Norseskataskate
3Old Norseskade—

Words derived from “skade”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną →