Where does “sceaþian” come from?

sceaþian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

sceaþian (Old English): to injure

Definitions

  1. to injure

Ancestry of “sceaþian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
2Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
3Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

Words derived from “sceaþian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną →