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