Where does “grattement” come from?

grattement (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...

grattement (French): scratching, scraping (sound)

Definitions

  1. scratching, scraping (sound)

Ancestry of “grattement”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krattōną →