Where does “sceþþan” come from?

sceþþan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skaþjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skh₁tH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keh₁t- — damage, harm.

sceþþan (Old English): to injure, to harm, to scathe

Definitions

  1. to injure, to harm, to scathe

Ancestry of “sceþþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicskaþjanąTo mar; damage; To injure; hurt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskh₁tH-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)keh₁t-damage, harm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keh₁t- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skh₁tH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþjaną →