Where does “przeszkadzajka” come from?
przeszkadzajka (Polish) comes from Polish przeszkadzać, from Polish przeszkodzić, from Polish szkoda, from Old High German scado, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.
Ancestry of “przeszkadzajka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | przeszkadzać | to hinder, to bother |
| 2 | Polish | przeszkodzić | to hinder, to bother |
| 3 | Polish | szkoda | damage, harm; Used to express regret or... |
| 4 | Old High German | scado | damage |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaþō | damage |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |