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