Where does “abrade” come from?
abrade (English) comes from Middle English abraiden, from Old English ābreġdan, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
abrade (English): To rub or wear off; erode; To wear down or...
Definitions
- To rub or wear off; erode; To wear down or...
Ancestry of “abrade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | abraiden | — |
| 2 | Old English | ābreġdan | to move quickly, vibrate, draw, draw from,... |
| 3 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 4 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
Words derived from “abrade”