Where does “skaða” come from?

skaða (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

skaða (Old Norse): to hurt

Definitions

  1. to hurt

Ancestry of “skaða”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skaða”

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