Where does “skaði” come from?
skaði (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skaði, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.
skaði (Faroese): damage, harm
Ancestry of “skaði”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | skaði | harm, damage; loss; murder, bane, death |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |