Where does “schaven” come from?

schaven (Middle English) comes from Old English sċafan, from Proto-Germanic skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

schaven (Middle English): To scrape or scratch, especially into pieces; To...

Definitions

  1. To scrape or scratch, especially into pieces; To...

Ancestry of “schaven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċafanto shave, scrape, shred, polish
2Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
3Proto-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 Old English sċafan →