Where does “Schadenmakerin” come from?
Schadenmakerin (Low German) comes from Low German Schadenmaker, from Low German Schaden, 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.
Schadenmakerin (Low German): pain f
Ancestry of “Schadenmakerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Low German | Schadenmaker | pest; pain m |
| 2 | Low German | Schaden | damage; harm; to be mentally deficient |
| 3 | Middle Low German | scade | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skatho | one who injures, ravager; damage, injury |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaþō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |