scaddle

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*skaþulaz“harmful”
2. Old Norse · derived from*skǫðull
3. Middle English · inherited fromscathel“harmful”
4. English todayscaddle

From Middle English scathel (“harmful”), from Old Norse *skǫðull, from Proto-Germanic *skaþulaz (“harmful”), equivalent to scathe + -el. Cognate with Old High German scadel (“injurious, harmful”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌸𐌿𐌻𐍃 (skaþuls, “injurious, wicked”).

Words from the same roots