Where does “schaven” come from?

schaven (Low German) comes from Middle Dutch schāven, from Old Dutch skavan, from Proto-West Germanic *skaban, from Proto-Germanic skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

schaven (Low German): to scrape; to scratch; to scour; to chafe; to...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “schaven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschāvento plane
2Old Dutchskavan—
3Proto-West Germanic*skabanto scrape, shave
4Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “schaven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *skaban →