Where does “skadeskjuta” come from?

skadeskjuta (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.

skadeskjuta (Swedish): to shoot so as to accidentally wound rather than kill (an animal, during hunting)

Definitions

  1. to shoot so as to accidentally wound rather than kill (an animal, during hunting)

Ancestry of “skadeskjuta”, step by step

skadeskjuta 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 skjuta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskjutato shoot; to fire; to kick a ball or similar; or...
2Old Swedishskiutato shoot
3Old Norseskjótato shoot
4Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel

Words derived from “skadeskjuta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþôEvery word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną
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