Where does “grattage” come from?

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

grattage (French): scraping, scratching; erasure; grattage

Definitions

  1. scraping, scratching; erasure; grattage

Ancestry of “grattage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgratterto scrub; to scrape; to scratch
2Middle Frenchgratter—
3Old Frenchgratter—
4Frankishkrattōnto scratch, scrawl
5Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “grattage”

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