Where does “skadefryd” come from?

skadefryd (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.

skadefryd (Norwegian Nynorsk): schadenfreude

Definitions

  1. schadenfreude

Ancestry of “skadefryd”, step by step

skadefryd 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 fryd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfrydjoy, delight
2Danishfrydjoy, delight
3Old Norsefrygðmagnificence, splendour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną →