Where does “gratteux” come from?

gratteux (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...

gratteux (French): scratchcard; stingy

Definitions

  1. scratchcard; stingy

Ancestry of “gratteux”, 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 →