Where does “skavning” come from?

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

skavning (Swedish): chafing, abrasion

Definitions

  1. chafing, abrasion

Ancestry of “skavning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskavato rub, to scrape
2Old Swedishskavato scrape
3Old Norseskava—
4Proto-Germanicskabanąto shave, to scrape
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabaną →Every word from Old Norse skava →