Where does “sceabb” come from?
sceabb (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *skabb, from Proto-Germanic skabbaz, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ-.
Ancestry of “sceabb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *skabb | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skabbaz | scab; scabies, mange |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skÀbʰ- | — |
Words derived from “sceabb”