Where does “Schaub” come from?

Schaub (German) comes from Middle High German schoup, from Old High German scoub, from Proto-West Germanic skaub, from Proto-Germanic skaubaz — bundle, sheaf.

Schaub (German): A sheaf, especially of straw

Definitions

  1. A sheaf, especially of straw

Ancestry of “Schaub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschoup—
2Old High Germanscoub—
3Proto-West Germanicskaubbundle, sheaf
4Proto-Germanicskaubazbundle, sheaf
Every word from Proto-Germanic skaubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skaub →Every word from Old High German scoub →