Where does “woodshaving” come from?
woodshaving (English) comes from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
woodshaving (English): A shaving from wood
Definitions
- A shaving from wood
Ancestry of “woodshaving”, step by step
woodshaving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via English shaving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shaving | A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other... |
| 2 | English | shave | To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a... |
| 3 | Middle English | shave | A tool used for filing, shaving, or abrasion;... |
| 4 | Old English | sceafa | shave (tool), plane, paring knife |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaubaz | bundle, sheaf |