Where does “scathel” come from?

scathel (Middle English) comes from Old English sceaþol, from Proto-Germanic skaþulaz, from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

scathel (Middle English): harmful

Definitions

  1. harmful

Ancestry of “scathel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsceaþol—
2Proto-Germanicskaþulaztending to cause harm, harmful
3Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
4Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

Words derived from “scathel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną →