Where does “skaða” come from?

skaða (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skaða, from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

skaða (Icelandic): to harm, to damage; to injure, to hurt

Definitions

  1. to harm, to damage; to injure, to hurt

Ancestry of “skaða”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskaðato hurt
2Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
3Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną →