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Where does “scatheful” come from?

scatheful (Middle English) comes from Old English sceaþful — hurtful.

Ancestry of “scatheful”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsceaþfulhurtful

Words derived from “scatheful”

  • scatheful
  • scathefulness
Every word from Old English sceaþful →