Where does “scavager” come from?
scavager (English) comes from English scavage, from Middle English scavage, from Old French escauwage, from Old French escauvinghe, from Middle English shewing, from Old English sċēawung, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
scavager (English): One who scavages
Ancestry of “scavager”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scavage | A toll or duty anciently exacted from merchant... |
| 2 | Middle English | scavage | — |
| 3 | Old French | escauwage | scavage |
| 4 | Old French | escauvinghe | scavage |
| 5 | Middle English | shewing | present participle of shew |
| 6 | Old English | sċēawung | inspection, contemplation; a showing, spectacle,... |
| 7 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |