Where does “skeab” come from?
skeab (Manx) comes from Middle Irish scúap, from Latin scōpa, from Proto-Italic *skōpā.
skeab (Manx): broom; to sweep
Ancestry of “skeab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | scúap | brush, broom |
| 2 | Latin | scōpa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *skōpā | — |