Where does “antiscab” come from?
antiscab (English) comes from English scab, from Middle English scabb, from Old English sċeabb, from Proto-Germanic *skabb, from Proto-Germanic skabbaz, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ-.
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Ancestry of “antiscab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scab | An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | scabb | — |
| 3 | Old English | sċeabb | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *skabb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skabbaz | scab; scabies, mange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÀbʰ- | — |