Where does “szaber” come from?

szaber (Polish) comes from German Schiefer, from Middle High German schiver, from Old High German skivaro.

szaber (Polish): looting

Definitions

  1. looting

Ancestry of “szaber”, step by step

szaber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schiefer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchiefershale, slate; small splinter
2Middle High Germanschiver—
3Old High Germanskivaro—

via Yiddish שאַבער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשאַבער—

Words derived from “szaber”

Every word from Old High German skivaro →Every word from Middle High German schiver →Every word from German Schiefer →