Where does “shab” come from?
shab (English) comes from Middle English shabbe, from Old English sċeabb, from Proto-Germanic *skabb, from Proto-Germanic skabbaz, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ-.
shab (English): Scabies; A scab; To scratch; to rub
Definitions
- Scabies; A scab; To scratch; to rub
Ancestry of “shab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | shabbe | — |
| 2 | Old English | sċeabb | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *skabb | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skabbaz | scab; scabies, mange |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skÀbʰ- | — |
Words derived from “shab”