Where does “scabland” come from?

scabland (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- — to scratch, scrape.

scabland (English): High, flat land of igneous rock, with thin soil...

Definitions

  1. High, flat land of igneous rock, with thin soil...

Ancestry of “scabland”, step by step

scabland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscabAn incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or...
2Middle Englishscabb—
3Old Englishsċeabbscab
4Proto-Germanic*skabb—
5Proto-Germanicskabbazscab; scabies, mange
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabbaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *skabb →