Where does “skaði” come from?

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

skaði (Old Norse): harm, damage; loss; murder, bane, death

Definitions

  1. harm, damage; loss; murder, bane, death

Ancestry of “skaði”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skaði”

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