Where does “škoda” come from?

škoda (Slovak) comes from Old High German scado, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

škoda (Slovak): pity, shame; waste

Definitions

  1. pity, shame; waste

Ancestry of “škoda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanscadodamage
2Proto-West Germanic*skaþōdamage
3Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
4Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaþō →