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Where does “dermabrader” come from?

dermabrader (English) comes from English abrader, from English abrade, 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- — out, outward.

dermabrader (English): A device used to perform dermabrasion

Definitions

  1. A device used to perform dermabrasion

Ancestry of “dermabrader”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabraderSomething that abrades; a tool or machine for...
2EnglishabradeTo rub or wear off; erode; To wear down or...
3Middle Englishabraiden—
4Old Englishābreġdanto move quickly, vibrate, draw, draw from,...
5Old Englishā-a-; away, out
6Old Englishar-—
7Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
8Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
11Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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