Where does “sceafa” come from?
sceafa (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic skaubaz — bundle, sheaf.
sceafa (Old English): shave (tool), plane, paring knife
Definitions
- shave (tool), plane, paring knife
Ancestry of “sceafa”, step by step
sceafa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic skaubaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skaubaz | bundle, sheaf |
via Proto-Germanic skabô
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skabô | — |