Where does “gërrith” come from?

gërrith (Albanian) comes from Albanian gërresë, from Proto-Albanian g(a)ratjā, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

gërrith (Albanian): to scratch or scrape with the nails

Definitions

  1. to scratch or scrape with the nails

Ancestry of “gërrith”, step by step

gërrith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian gërresë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangërresërasp, scraper; grater, shredder; drawing knife
2Proto-Albaniang(a)ratjā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Albanian ith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianithbehind
2Proto-Albanianitsback, behind
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Albanian g(a)ratjā →