Where does “skadestue” come from?

skadestue (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.

skadestue (Danish): emergency room, emergency department department of hospital for the acute care of patients

Definitions

emergency room, emergency department department of hospital for the acute care of patients

Ancestry of “skadestue”, step by step

skadestue 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 stue

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	stue	living room; room; first floor, ground floor
2	Old Norse	stofa	room, living room
3	German	stōve	—
4	Old Saxon	*stova	—
5	Proto-West Germanic	*stobu	—

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