Where does “scaffie” come from?
scaffie (English) comes from English scavenger, from Middle English scavager, from Anglo-Norman scawageour, from French scawage, from Old French scavage, from Old French escavage, from Old French escauvinghe, from Middle English shewing — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
scaffie (English): A dustman or street sweeper
Definitions
- A dustman or street sweeper
Ancestry of “scaffie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scavenger | Someone who scavenges, especially one who... |
| 2 | Middle English | scavager | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | scawageour | one who had to do with scavage, inspector, tax... |
| 4 | French | scawage | — |
| 5 | Old French | scavage | — |
| 6 | Old French | escavage | — |
| 7 | Old French | escauvinghe | scavage |
| 8 | Middle English | shewing | present participle of shew |
| 9 | Old English | sċēawung | inspection, contemplation; a showing, spectacle,... |
| 10 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |