Where does “schaben” come from?

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

schaben (German): to scrape; to scratch; to scour; to chafe; to...

Definitions

  1. to scrape; to scratch; to scour; to chafe; to...

Ancestry of “schaben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskaban—
2Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “schaben”

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