Where does “shave” come from?

Shave comes from Old English scafan, from Proto-Germanic skaubaz, from Proto-Indo-European skabʰ-, meaning to scrape or scratch.

shave (English): To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a...

Definitions

  1. To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a...

Ancestry of “shave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishshaveA tool used for filing, shaving, or abrasion;...
2Old Englishsceafashave (tool), plane, paring knife
3Proto-Germanicskaubazbundle, sheaf

Words derived from “shave”

Every word from Proto-Germanic skaubaz →Every word from Old English sceafa →Every word from Middle English shave →