Where does “schaden” come from?

schaden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch skathon, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþōn, from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

Ancestry of “schaden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchskathon—
2Proto-West Germanic*skaþōnto injure, harm, damage
3Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
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-Germanic skaþōną →