Where does “skabb” come from?

skabb (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic skabbaz, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

skabb (Old Norse): scab, scabies

Definitions

  1. scab, scabies

Ancestry of “skabb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskabbazscab; scabies, mange
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “skabb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabbaz →