Where does “scrappage” come from?

scrappage (English) comes from English scrap, from Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from Old Norse skrapa, from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European skreb- — to engrave.

scrappage (English): The practice of scrapping something; An amount of...

Definitions

  1. The practice of scrapping something; An amount of...

Ancestry of “scrappage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscrapA piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete...
2Middle Englishscrappe—
3Old Norseskrap—
4Old Norseskrapato clatter; to prate; to scratch out
5Proto-Germanicskrapōnąto scrape, scratch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreb-to engrave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrapōną →Every word from Old Norse skrapa →