Where does “skaith” come from?

skaith (Scots) comes from Middle English scathen, from Old Norse skaða, from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

skaith (Scots): harm, damage, hurt, injury, mischief; something...

Definitions

  1. harm, damage, hurt, injury, mischief; something...

Ancestry of “skaith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscathen—
2Old Norseskaðato hurt
3Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
4Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

Words derived from “skaith”

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