Shavel
/ˈʃeɪvəl/noun
An obsolete English noun meaning a shaving or thin slice cut from something.
Did you know?Shavel belongs to the same ancient word-family as “scabies,” reflecting an old Indo-European root associated with scraping or rubbing the skin.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*skabʰ-
“To scrape, shave, or remove a surface layer.”
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*skabjaną
“To shave or scrape.”
Old English
Old English
sceafan
“To shave, scrape, or remove a thin layer.”
Middle English
Middle English
shave
“To cut hair or remove a thin surface layer.”
Middle English
English
shavel
“A shaving or thin slice; an obsolete noun formed from the shaving verb.”
Modern English
English
shavel
“An obsolete or dialectal word for a shaving or thin slice.”