Where does “scateren” come from?

scateren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skateron, from Proto-Germanic skat- — to smash, scatter.

Ancestry of “scateren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskateron
2Proto-Germanicskat-to smash, scatter
Every word from Proto-Germanic skat-Every word from Old Dutch skateron