Where does “scrap” come from?
Scrap comes from Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap and skrapa, from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European skrep-.
scrap (English): A piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete...
Definitions
- A piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete...
Ancestry of “scrap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | scrappe | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | skrap | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | skrapa | to clatter; to prate; to scratch out |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrapōną | to scrape, scratch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skreb- | to engrave |
Words derived from “scrap”