Where does “Kratzbaum” come from?

Kratzbaum (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...

Kratzbaum (German): scratching post

Definitions

  1. scratching post

Ancestry of “Kratzbaum”, step by step

Kratzbaum 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 German baum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbaumtree
2Middle High Germanboumtree
3Old High Germanboumtree, beam
4Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
5Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krattōną →