Where does “*skabb” come from?

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

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 →