Where does “offscouring” come from?
offscouring (English) comes from English off-, from Middle English of-, from Old English of-, from Proto-Germanic aba-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.
offscouring (English): refuse removed from something by scouring; An...
Definitions
- refuse removed from something by scouring; An...
Ancestry of “offscouring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | off- | Away from; off |
| 2 | Middle English | of- | — |
| 3 | Old English | of- | off, away, from, out of, away from; down;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aba- | away, away from |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epó | off, away |