Where does “scrappie” come from?
scrappie (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.
scrappie (English): scrap dealer
Definitions
- scrap dealer
Ancestry of “scrappie”, step by step
scrappie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scrap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scrap | A piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete... |
| 2 | Middle English | scrappe | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | skrap | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | skrapa | to clatter; to prate; to scratch out |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrapōną | to scrape, scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skreb- | to engrave |
via English ie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ie | Alternative form of i.e |