Where does “cratch” come from?

cratch (English) comes from Middle English cratchen, from Old Norse kratsa, from Old High German crazōn, from Proto-Germanic krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

cratch (English): To scratch; A grated crib or manger; The vertical...

Definitions

  1. To scratch; A grated crib or manger; The vertical...

Ancestry of “cratch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcratchen—
2Old Norsekratsa—
3Old High Germancrazōnto scratch
4Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krattōną →