Where does “kratton” come from?
kratton (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kratton (Frankish): to scratch, scrawl
Ancestry of “kratton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | krattōną | to scratch, scrawl |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gred- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “kratton”