Where does “skadeglädje” come from?

skadeglädje (Swedish) comes from Swedish skada, from Old Swedish skaþæ, from Old Norse skaði, from Proto-Germanic skaþô, from Proto-Indo-European sket- — to injure.

skadeglädje (Swedish): schadenfreude

Definitions

  1. schadenfreude

Ancestry of “skadeglädje”, step by step

skadeglädje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskadascathe; damage (abstract measure of something not being intact), an injury, a harm, a wound
2Old Swedishskaþæ—
3Old Norseskaðiharm, damage; loss; murder, bane, death
4Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
5Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure

via Swedish glädje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishglädjejoy, happiness
2Old Swedishglæþi—
3Old Norsegleðigladness, merriment
4Proto-Germanicgladį̄—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Old Norse skaði →