Where does “scrober” come from?

scrober (Norman) comes from English scrub, from Middle English scrobben, from Middle Dutch schrobben — clean by scrubbing.

scrober (Norman): to scrub

Definitions

  1. to scrub

Ancestry of “scrober”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscrubMean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby; One who...
2Middle Englishscrobbengroom a horse with a currycomb
3Middle Dutchschrobbenclean by scrubbing
Every word from Middle Dutch schrobben →Every word from Middle English scrobben →Every word from English scrub →