Where does “schad” come from?

schad (Middle English) comes from Middle High German schade, from Old High German scado, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

Ancestry of “schad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschade—
2Old High Germanscadodamage
3Proto-West Germanic*skaþōdamage
4Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō →