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-.
schaafwond (Dutch): skin abrasion, excoriation
Definitions
- skin abrasion, excoriation
Ancestry of “schaafwond”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | schaven | to plane, to grate; to smooth; to rub roughly,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schāven | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skavan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaban | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skabaną | to shave, to scrape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÀbʰ- | — |