Where does “skaþi” come from?

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

skaþi (Old Swedish): harm, damage

Definitions

  1. harm, damage

Ancestry of “skaþi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskaðiharm, damage; loss; murder, bane, death
2Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
3Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

Words derived from “skaþi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Old Norse skaði →