Where does “schrapen” come from?

schrapen (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European skreb- — to engrave.

schrapen (Dutch): to scrape; to rake

Definitions

  1. to scrape; to rake

Ancestry of “schrapen”, step by step

schrapen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skrapōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrapōnąto scrape, scratch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanskreb-to engrave

via Middle Dutch schrapen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschrapento scrape

Words derived from “schrapen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrapōną →