Where does “bescrape” come from?
bescrape (English) comes from English scrape, from Middle English scrapen, from Old English scrapian, from Proto-West Germanic *skrapōn, from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European skreb- — to engrave.
bescrape (English): To scrape all over; scrape excessively
Definitions
- To scrape all over; scrape excessively
Ancestry of “bescrape”, step by step
bescrape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scrape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scrape | To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure |
| 2 | Middle English | scrapen | to scrape |
| 3 | Old English | scrapian | to scrape, scratch |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skrapōn | to scrape |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrapōną | to scrape, scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skreb- | to engrave |