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Where does “scawageour” come from?

scawageour (Anglo-Norman) comes from French scawage, from Old French scavage, from Old French escavage, from Old French escauvinghe, from Middle English shewing, from Old English sċēawung, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

scawageour (Anglo-Norman): one who had to do with scavage, inspector, tax...

Definitions

  1. one who had to do with scavage, inspector, tax...

Ancestry of “scawageour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchscawage—
2Old Frenchscavage—
3Old Frenchescavage—
4Old Frenchescauvinghescavage
5Middle Englishshewingpresent participle of shew
6Old Englishsċēawunginspection, contemplation; a showing, spectacle,...
7Old English-ungforming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action...
8Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “scawageour”

  • scavenger
  • scaffie
  • scaffy
  • bioscavenger
  • scavager
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