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Where does “Sapsago” come from?

Sapsago (English) comes from German Schabziger, from German schaben, from Old High German skaban, from Proto-Germanic skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ-.

Sapsago (English): A dry, hard cheese made from skimmed cowsmilk and...

Definitions

  1. A dry, hard cheese made from skimmed cowsmilk and...

Ancestry of “Sapsago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchabziger—
2Germanschabento scrape; to scratch; to scour; to chafe; to...
3Old High Germanskaban—
4Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-—
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