Where does “shabbily” come from?

Shabbily derives from English shabby, formed from English shab plus the Middle English adverbial suffix -y, ultimately tracing through Middle French -ie and Latin -ia and -ivus back to Proto-Indo-European -kos.

shabbily (English): In a shabby manner; Done poorly or ineptly

Definitions

  1. In a shabby manner; Done poorly or ineptly

Ancestry of “shabbily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshabbyTorn or worn; unkempt; Clothed with ragged, much...
2EnglishshabScabies; A scab; To scratch; to rub
3Middle Englishshabbe—
4Old Englishsċeabbscab
5Proto-Germanic*skabb—
6Proto-Germanicskabbazscab; scabies, mange
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabbaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *skabb →