Where does “skadeglad” come from?

skadeglad (Swedish) comes from Swedish glad, from Old Swedish glaþer, from Old Norse glaðr, from Proto-Germanic gladaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰladh-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

skadeglad (Swedish): feeling or expressing schadenfreude

Definitions

  1. feeling or expressing schadenfreude

Ancestry of “skadeglad”, step by step

skadeglad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish glad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgladhappy, glad
2Old Swedishglaþerglad, cheerful
3Old Norseglaðrglad
4Proto-Germanicgladazshining, shiny, radiant; bright, cheery,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰladh-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰladh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gladaz →