Where does “skadefryd” come from?

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

skadefryd (Danish): schadenfreude

Definitions

  1. schadenfreude

Ancestry of “skadefryd”, step by step

skadefryd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskadedamage, harm; to harm, damage; to hurt, injure
2Old Danishskathæ—
3Old Norseskaðato hurt
4Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
5Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
6Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

via Danish fryd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfrydjoy, delight
2Old Norsefrygðmagnificence, splendour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną →