Where does “scrubdown” come from?

scrubdown (English) comes from English scrub, from Middle English scrobben, from Middle Dutch schrobben — clean by scrubbing.

scrubdown (English): A thorough scrubbing in order to clean something

Definitions

  1. A thorough scrubbing in order to clean something

Ancestry of “scrubdown”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscrubMean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby; One who...
2Middle Englishscrobbengroom a horse with a currycomb
3Middle Dutchschrobbenclean by scrubbing
Every word from Middle Dutch schrobben →Every word from Middle English scrobben →Every word from English scrub →
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