Where does “skadeskjutning” come from?
skadeskjutning (Swedish) comes from Swedish skadeskjuta, 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.
Ancestry of “skadeskjutning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skadeskjuta | to shoot so as to accidentally wound rather than kill (an animal, during hunting) |
| 2 | Swedish | skåda | to watch, to behold |
| 3 | Old Swedish | skaþa | to harm, hurt, damage, wound |
| 4 | Old Norse | skaða | to hurt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaþōną | to injure, harm, damage |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |