Where does “schraper” come from?

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

schraper (Dutch): a scraper tool

Definitions

  1. a scraper tool

Ancestry of “schraper”, step by step

schraper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schrapen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschrapento scrape; to rake
2Proto-Germanicskrapōnąto scrape, scratch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskreb-to engrave

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrapōną →Every word from Dutch schrapen →