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- — to scratch, scrape.

skabb (Swedish): scabies

Definitions

  1. scabies

Ancestry of “skabb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskabber—
2Old Norseskabbscab, scabies
3Proto-Germanicskabbazscab; scabies, mange
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “skabb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabbaz →Every word from Old Norse skabb →