Where does “skabb” come from?
skabb (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish skabber, from Old Norse skabb, from Proto-Germanic skabbaz, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ-.
skabb (Swedish): scabies
Ancestry of “skabb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | skabber | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | skabb | scab, scabies |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skabbaz | scab; scabies, mange |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skÀbʰ- | — |