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Where does “hjerneskade” come from?

hjerneskade (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skade, from Old Norse skaða, from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

hjerneskade (Norwegian Bokmål): a brain injury, brain damage

Definitions

  1. a brain injury, brain damage

Ancestry of “hjerneskade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskadedamage; harm; injury
2Old Norseskaðato hurt
3Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
4Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →