Where does “schaafwond” come from?

schaafwond (Dutch) comes from Dutch schaven, from Middle Dutch schāven, from Old Dutch skavan, from Proto-West Germanic *skaban, from Proto-Germanic skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

schaafwond (Dutch): skin abrasion, excoriation

Definitions

  1. skin abrasion, excoriation

Ancestry of “schaafwond”, step by step

schaafwond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schaven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschavento plane, to grate; to smooth; to rub roughly,...
2Middle Dutchschāvento plane
3Old Dutchskavan—
4Proto-West Germanic*skabanto scrape, shave
5Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

via Dutch wond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwondwound
2Middle Dutchwonde—
3Old Dutchwundawound
4Proto-West Germanic*wundu—
5Proto-Germanicwundōwound
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaban →
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