Where does “Schaden” come from?

Schaden (Low German) comes from Middle Low German scade, from Old Saxon skatho, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

Schaden (Low German): damage; harm; to be mentally deficient

Definitions

  1. damage; harm; to be mentally deficient

Ancestry of “Schaden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanscade—
2Old Saxonskathoone who injures, ravager; damage, injury
3Proto-West Germanic*skaþōdamage
4Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
5Proto-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 →