Where does “Schabziger” come from?

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

Schabziger (German): serac, Sapsago

Definitions

  1. serac, Sapsago

Ancestry of “Schabziger”, step by step

Schabziger 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 Ziger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZigera type of Swiss whey cheese

Words derived from “Schabziger

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic skabanąEvery word from Old High German skaban