Where does “krattōn” come from?

krattōn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krattōn (Frankish): to scratch, scrawl

Definitions

  1. to scratch, scrawl

Ancestry of “krattōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
2Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krattōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krattōną →
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