Where does “skabber” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skabber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskabbscab, scabies
2Proto-Germanicskabbazscab; scabies, mange
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “skabber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabbaz →Every word from Old Norse skabb →