Where does “scrub” come from?
Scrub comes from Old English sċrybb, via Arabic شِرَاب, though the exact semantic connection between these forms remains unclear.
scrub (English): Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby; One who...
Definitions
- Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby; One who...
Ancestry of “scrub”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | scrobben | groom a horse with a currycomb |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schrobben | clean by scrubbing |
Words derived from “scrub”