Where does “sceaþiende” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sceaþiende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsceaþianto injure
2Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
3Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

Words derived from “sceaþiende”

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