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
Ancestry of “skadeglädje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | skada | damage , a harm, a wound; to harm, to hurt, to... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skaþæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | skaði | harm, damage; loss; murder, bane, death |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |