Where does “Dürreschaden” come from?

Dürreschaden (German) comes from German schaden, from Middle High German schaden, from Old High German scadōn, from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

Dürreschaden (German): drought damage, damage caused by drought

Definitions

  1. drought damage, damage caused by drought

Ancestry of “Dürreschaden”, step by step

Dürreschaden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schaden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschadento hurt, to be harmful; to damage, to harm, to...
2Middle High Germanschaden—
3Old High Germanscadōn—
4Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
5Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
6Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

via German Dürre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDürredrought
2Middle High Germandürre—
3Old High Germandurrīdryness
4Proto-West Germanicþurʀīdry, dried up
5Proto-Germanicþursuzdry, lacking water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną →
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