Where does “gratter” come from?

gratter (French) comes 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...

gratter (French): to scrub; to scrape; to scratch

Definitions

  1. to scrub; to scrape; to scratch

Ancestry of “gratter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gratter”

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