Where does “Krätze” come from?

Krätze (German) comes from German kratzen, from Middle High German kratzen, from Old High German krazzōn, from Proto-Germanic krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Krätze (German): scabies; itch; dross

Definitions

  1. scabies; itch; dross

Ancestry of “Krätze”, step by step

Krätze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kratzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankratzento scratch
2Middle High Germankratzen
3Old High Germankrazzōn
4Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeangred-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Middle High German kretz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankretz
2Old High Germankrezzo
3Proto-Germanickradôbasket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangrotHón-
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangretH-to tie

Words derived from “Krätze

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred-Every word from Proto-Germanic krattōną