what is the death message when you are hit by wither skull

The death message for being hit by a wither skull is usually “was shot by a skull from [Wither]” or, in some versions/contexts, a related wither message like “withered away” if the wither effect itself finishes you off.

What it means

• If the wither skull impact kills you directly, the game uses the wither-skull style message.

• If you survive the hit but later die from the wither status effect , the message is “withered away”.

Example

• Player was shot by a skull from Wither

TL;DR

• Direct hit kill: “was shot by a skull from [Wither]”.

• Damage-over-time death: “withered away”.