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Where does “skaþōną” come from?

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

skaþōną (Proto-Germanic): to injure, harm, damage

Definitions

  1. to injure, harm, damage

Ancestry of “skaþōną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skaþōną”

  • skedaddle
  • skedaddler
  • skaddle
  • scaddle
  • scathel
  • scathand
  • schaden
  • skathen
  • scathende
  • skathand
  • scathel
  • scathen
  • sceaþiende
  • sceaþian
  • sceaþol
  • skaða
  • skaþulaz
  • skaða
  • schaden
  • scadōn
  • schaden
  • skathon
  • skaþa
  • schade
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