Where does “skadeserstatning” come from?
skadeserstatning (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.
skadeserstatning (Danish): damages
Definitions
- damages
Ancestry of “skadeserstatning”, step by step
skadeserstatning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish skade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skade | damage, harm; to harm, damage; to hurt, injure |
| 2 | Old Danish | skathæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | skaða | to hurt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaþōną | to injure, harm, damage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |
via Danish erstatning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | erstatning | substitute, replacement |
| 2 | Danish | erstatte | replace, substitute |
| 3 | German | erstatten | to reimburse, to refund; to grant, to administer,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | erstaten | — |