Where does “shefa” come from?

shefa (Swazi) comes from English shave, from Middle English shave, from Old English sceafa, from Proto-Germanic skaubaz — bundle, sheaf.

shefa (Swazi): to shave

Definitions

  1. to shave

Ancestry of “shefa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshaveTo make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a...
2Middle EnglishshaveA tool used for filing, shaving, or abrasion;...
3Old Englishsceafashave (tool), plane, paring knife
4Proto-Germanicskaubazbundle, sheaf
Every word from Proto-Germanic skaubaz →Every word from Old English sceafa →Every word from Middle English shave →