Where does “schode” come from?
schode (Middle English) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skoda, from Czech škoda, from Old High German scado, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.
Ancestry of “schode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | skoda | to see, behold, view |
| 2 | Czech | škoda | pity, shame; harm, damage |
| 3 | Old High German | scado | damage |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaþō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |
Words derived from “schode”