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Where does “skaþô” come from?

skaþô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

skaþô (Proto-Germanic): damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer

Definitions

  1. damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer

Ancestry of “skaþô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

Words derived from “skaþô”

  • scathing
  • scathingly
  • schadenfreude
  • scathe
  • skedaddle
  • skaith
  • scath
  • scathful
  • skedaddler
  • skaddle
  • scaddle
  • scathefire
  • scathand
  • schadenfreudian
  • ill-scathe
  • scathel
  • schadenfreuder
  • scathingness
  • scathfulness
  • Schädlichkeit
  • Lungenschaden
  • Leberschaden
  • Schadenfreude
  • gesundheitsschädlich
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