Where does “skedaddler” come from?
skedaddler (English) comes from English skedaddle, from English scaddle, from Middle English scathel, from Old English sceaþol, from Proto-Germanic skaþulaz, from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.
skedaddler (English): A draft dodger
Ancestry of “skedaddler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | skedaddle | To move or run away quickly; To spill; to... |
| 2 | English | scaddle | Alternative form of scathel; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Middle English | scathel | harmful |
| 4 | Old English | sceaþol | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaþulaz | tending to cause harm, harmful |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaþōną | to injure, harm, damage |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |