English
scrawb
Scrawb comes from Irish scráib ‘scrape, scratch’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentscráib‘scrape, scratch’
- Englishtodayscrawb
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentscráib‘scrape, scratch’
- Englishtodayscrawb
Every English word from Irish scráib
Today it means
noun a severe scratch
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish scráib / scrawb