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
- to injure, to harm, to scathe
Ancestry of “sceþþan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skaþjaną | To mar; damage; To injure; hurt |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | skh₁tH- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keh₁t- | damage, harm |