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

  1. refuse removed from something by scouring; An...

Ancestry of “offscouring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoff-Away from; off
2Middle Englishof-away from; off
3Old Englishof-off, away, from, out of, away from; down;...
4Proto-Germanicaba-away, away from
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from English off- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aba- →