Where does “*skaþōn” come from?

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

*skaþōn (Proto-West Germanic): to injure, harm, damage

Definitions

  1. to injure, harm, damage

Ancestry of “*skaþōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
2Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
3Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

Words derived from “*skaþōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną →
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