Where does “Skandal” come from?

Skandal (German) comes from French scandale, from Old French scandale, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum, from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον, from Proto-Indo-European skand- — to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright.

Skandal (German): scandal

Definitions

  1. scandal

Ancestry of “Skandal”, step by step

Skandal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French scandale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchscandalescandal
2Old Frenchscandale—
3Ecclesiastical Latinscandalumthat on which one trips, cause of offense;...
4Ancient Greekσκάνδαλονtrap, snare; enticement, temptation; offense,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskand-to jump, go up; to shine, to glow; bright

via Middle French scandale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchscandalediscourse, either spoken or written, which causes...
2Latinscandalumtemptation; stumbling block; trap

Words derived from “Skandal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skand- →Every word from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum →