Where does “skadeståndsskyldig” come from?
skadeståndsskyldig (Swedish) comes from Swedish skyldig, from Swedish -ig, from Swedish -og, from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
skadeståndsskyldig (Swedish): liable for damages
Definitions
- liable for damages
Ancestry of “skadeståndsskyldig”, step by step
skadeståndsskyldig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skyldig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skyldig | guilty; owed, due, indebted |
| 2 | Swedish | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns |
| 3 | Swedish | -og | — |
| 4 | Old Swedish | -ogher | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | -igr | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Swedish skadestånd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skadestånd | damages, tort |
| 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 |