Where does “scoldee” come from?

scoldee (English) comes from English scold, from Middle English scold, from Old Norse skald, from Proto-Germanic skeldaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ-.

scoldee (English): One who receives a scolding

Definitions

  1. One who receives a scolding

Ancestry of “scoldee”, step by step

scoldee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscoldA person who habitually scolds, in particular a...
2Middle Englishscold—
3Old Norseskaldpoet, skald
4Proto-Germanicskeldanąto scold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskeldʰ-—

via English EE

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEEInitialism of electrical engineering
2Cantonese噫—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeldaną →Every word from Old Norse skald →
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