Where does “scatho” come from?

scatho (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

scatho (Old Dutch): damage

Definitions

  1. damage

Ancestry of “scatho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*skaþōdamage
2Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
3Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō →