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Where does “scrape” come from?

Scrape comes from Middle English scrapen, from Old Norse skrapa, from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European skrep-.

scrape (English): To draw , along while exerting pressure; To...

Definitions

  1. To draw , along while exerting pressure; To...

Ancestry of “scrape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscrapen—
2Old Englishscrapianto scrape, scratch
3Proto-West Germanic*skrapōn—
4Proto-Germanicskrapōnąto scrape, scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskreb-to engrave

Words derived from “scrape”

  • skyscraper
  • scraper
  • scrapie
  • sidescraper
  • endscraper
  • scrapy
  • scrapeth
  • bootscraper
  • scraperboard
  • cloudscraper
  • outscrape
  • scrapeable
  • skyscraperless
  • scrapest
  • leafscraper
  • spacescraper
  • bescrape
  • earthscraper
  • seascraper
  • скрепер
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreb- →