Where does “scaff” come from?

scaff (Scots) comes from Old Norse skafa, from Proto-Germanic skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

scaff (Scots): food

Definitions

  1. food

Ancestry of “scaff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskafato scrape with a blunt instrument; to shave so as...
2Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabaną →Every word from Old Norse skafa →