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

Definitions

  1. damage, harm

Ancestry of “skaði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskaðiharm, damage; loss; murder, bane, death
2Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
3Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Old Norse skaði →
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