Where does “pisksnärtskada” come from?

pisksnärtskada (Swedish) comes from Swedish skåda, from Old Swedish skaþa, from Old Norse skaða, from Proto-Germanic skaþōną, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

pisksnärtskada (Swedish): a whiplash injury

Definitions

  1. a whiplash injury

Ancestry of “pisksnärtskada”, step by step

pisksnärtskada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skåda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskådato watch, to behold
2Old Swedishskaþato harm, hurt, damage, wound
3Old Norseskaðato hurt
4Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
5Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
6Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

via Swedish pisksnärt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpisksnärta whiplash (lash with a whip or similar object, or figuratively)
2Swedishpiskawhip; a rod or rope used to punish or torture...
3GermanPeitschewhip
4Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną →