Where does “grattouiller” come from?
grattouiller (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...
grattouiller (French): to itch, scratch
Definitions
- to itch, scratch
Ancestry of “grattouiller”, step by step
grattouiller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French gratter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gratter | to scrub; to scrape; to scratch |
| 2 | Middle French | gratter | — |
| 3 | Old French | gratter | — |
| 4 | Frankish | krattōn | to scratch, scrawl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krattōną | to scratch, scrawl |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gred- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via French chatouiller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chatouiller | to tickle |
| 2 | Old French | catellier | to excite, cause tremors |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | catilo | to tickle; tickle |
| 4 | Frankish | kitilōn | to tickle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kitilōną | to tickle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kitōną | to tickle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | geid- | to stick, jab, tickle; tickle; to tickle, stick |