Where does “sakskada” come from?

sakskada (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.

sakskada (Swedish): property damage

Definitions

  1. property damage

Ancestry of “sakskada”, step by step

sakskada 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 sak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsakthing; undefined individual object, usually of...
2Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
3Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
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