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- — to scratch, scrape.

shab (English): Scabies; A scab; To scratch; to rub

Definitions

  1. Scabies; A scab; To scratch; to rub

Ancestry of “shab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishshabbe—
2Old Englishsċeabbscab
3Proto-Germanic*skabb—
4Proto-Germanicskabbazscab; scabies, mange
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “shab”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabbaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *skabb →