dandruff
English
/ˈdændɹʌf/
noun
Definitions
- Scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis.
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse hrufa (scab) derived from Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (rough, scabby, scrubby).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hreubaz
Gloss
rough, scabby, scrubby
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
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Cognates and derived terms
- antidandruff English
- dandruffed English
- dandrufflike English
- dandruffy English
- *krewp-o-s Proto-Indo-European
- *hreubaz Proto-Germanic
- hrjúfr Old Norse
- hrufa Old Norse
- hruf Old High German
- rugu Westrobothnian
- *rubisk Frankish