Where does “sceaþol” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sceaþol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sceaþol”

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