Where does “skafa” come from?

skafa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skafa, from Proto-Germanic skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

skafa (Icelandic): to scrape, to scratch off; to pare; to drift

Definitions

  1. to scrape, to scratch off; to pare; to drift

Ancestry of “skafa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskafato scrape with a blunt instrument; to shave so as...
2Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabaną →Every word from Old Norse skafa →
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