schaben

German (Berlin)

/ˈʃaːbn̩/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • (transitive) to scrape; to scratch; to scour; to chafe
  • (intransitive) to scrape
  • (reflexive) to scrape oneself; to scrub oneself
  • (reflexive) to shave oneself

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German skaban inherited from Proto-Germanic *skabaną (scratch, scrape) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (scratch, split, cut, carve, hold up, shape, form).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*skabʰ-

Gloss

scratch, split, cut, carve, hold up, shape, form

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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