Where does “Schaad” come from?

Schaad (Low German) comes from Middle Low German schāde, from Old Saxon skado, from Proto-West Germanic skadu, from Proto-Germanic skaduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

Schaad (Low German): damage

Definitions

  1. damage

Ancestry of “Schaad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschāde—
2Old Saxonskadoshadow, darkness
3Proto-West Germanicskadushadow
4Proto-Germanicskaduza shadow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skadu →
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