Where does “Schabkunst” come from?

Schabkunst (German) comes from German schaben, from Old High German skaban, from Proto-Germanic skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

Schabkunst (German): mezzotint

Definitions

  1. mezzotint

Ancestry of “Schabkunst”, step by step

Schabkunst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schaben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschabento scrape; to scratch; to scour; to chafe; to...
2Old High Germanskaban—
3Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

via German kunst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankunstart
2Middle High Germankunstknowledge, ability
3Old High Germankunstknowledge, wisdom, skill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabaną →Every word from Old High German skaban →