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
Ancestry of “sceaþian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skaþōną | to injure, harm, damage |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |
Words derived from “sceaþian”