Where does “skathen” come from?

skathen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse skaða, from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

Ancestry of “skathen”, step by step

skathen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skaða

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskaðato hurt
2Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
3Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

via Old English sceaþian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsceaþianto injure

via Old English scaþan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscaþanto scathe, hurt, harm, injure

Words derived from “skathen”

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