Where does “skava” come from?

skava (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish skava, from Old Norse skava, from Proto-Germanic skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

skava (Swedish): to rub, to scrape

Definitions

  1. to rub, to scrape

Ancestry of “skava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskavato scrape
2Old Norseskava—
3Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

Words derived from “skava”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabaną →Every word from Old Norse skava →