Scathely
/ˈskeɪð.li/noun
In a harmful, damaging, or scathing manner.
Did you know?Scathe ultimately comes from an Old Norse word for harm or injury, closely related to German Schaden, meaning “damage.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*skaþō
“Harm, injury, or damage”
Old Norse
Old Norse
skaði
“Harm, misfortune, or damage”
Old English
Old English
sceaðian
“To injure, harm, or damage”
Middle English
Middle English
scathen
“To injure or cause loss”
14th Century
English
scathe
“Harm, injury, or damage; also to injure”
Modern English
English
scathely
“In a scathing or harmful manner”