Where does “hjerneskade” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. a brain injury, brain damage

Ancestry of “hjerneskade”, step by step

hjerneskade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskadedamage; injury; to damage, harm, injure
2Old Norseskaðato hurt
3Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
4Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

via Norwegian Nynorsk hjerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhjernebrain
2Old Norsehjarnithe brain
3Proto-Germanichersôcrown of head
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂s-head; hornet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną →
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