Where does “skada” come from?

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

skada (Norwegian Nynorsk): to damage, harm, injure

Definitions

  1. to damage, harm, injure

Ancestry of “skada”, step by step

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