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Etymology of shab

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skabbaz Proto-West Germanic *skabb Old English sċeabb Middle English schabbe /shabbe English shab From Middle English schabbe, shabbe, from Old English sċeabb, from Proto-West Germanic *ska

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Scabies. · A scab.

verb

To scratch; to rub. · To move (something, away or out of the way), to drive off. · To skulk or sneak away.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skabbaz Proto-West Germanic *skabb Old English sċeabb Middle English schabbe /shabbe English shab From Middle English schabbe, shabbe, from Old English sċeabb, from Proto-West Germanic *skabb, from Proto-Germanic *skabbaz. Doublet of scab.

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