Where does “skåda” come from?

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

skåda (Swedish): to watch, to behold

Definitions

  1. to watch, to behold

Ancestry of “skåda”, step by step

skåda traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish skaþa

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

via Old Swedish skuþa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskuþa—
2Old Norseskoðato watch, view
3Proto-Germanicskuþōną—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe

via Old Swedish skaþi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskaþiharm, damage
2Old Norseskaðiharm, damage; loss; murder, bane, death

Words derived from “skåda”

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