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Where does “shaved” come from?

shaved (English) comes from English shave, from Middle English shave, from Old English sceafa, from Proto-Germanic skaubaz — bundle, sheaf.

shaved (English): simple past tense and past participle of shave

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of shave

Ancestry of “shaved”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshaveTo make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a...
2Middle EnglishshaveA tool used for filing, shaving, or abrasion;...
3Old Englishsceafashave , plane, paring knife
4Proto-Germanicskaubazbundle, sheaf

Words derived from “shaved”

  • unshaved
  • clean-shaved
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