Where does “skadestånd” come from?

skadestånd (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.

skadestånd (Swedish): damages, tort

Definitions

  1. damages, tort

Ancestry of “skadestånd”, step by step

skadestånd 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 stånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstånderection; estate, social standing, social class;...
2Swedishståstand; be in an upright position; be at a...
3Old Swedishstā—
4Old Norsestandato stand
5Proto-Germanicstandanąto stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “skadestånd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sket- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþô →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaþōną →