Where does “skatho” come from?
skatho (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.
skatho (Old Saxon): one who injures, ravager; damage, injury
Definitions
- one who injures, ravager; damage, injury
Ancestry of “skatho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaþō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |
Words derived from “skatho”