Where does “skab” come from?

skab (Danish) comes from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

skab (Danish): mange; scab; vermin

Definitions

  1. mange; scab; vermin

Ancestry of “skab”, step by step

skab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German schap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschapcupboard, cabinet, coffer
2Old Saxonskāpsheep
3Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
4Proto-Germanicskapąshape
5Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via Old Norse skabb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskabbscab, scabies
2Proto-Germanicskabbazscab; scabies, mange
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “skab”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →