Where does “Schaden” come from?

Schaden (German) comes from Old High German scado, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

Schaden (German): damage; harm; mental problem

Definitions

  1. damage; harm; mental problem

Ancestry of “Schaden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscadodamage
2Proto-West Germanic*skaþōdamage
3Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

Words derived from “Schaden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō →