Where does “Kratzwunde” come from?

Kratzwunde (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...

Kratzwunde (German): scratch wound caused by scratching

Definitions

  1. scratch wound caused by scratching

Ancestry of “Kratzwunde”, step by step

Kratzwunde 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 Wunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWundesore, wound
2Middle High Germanwunde—
3Old High Germanwunta—
4Proto-Germanicwundōwound
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krattōną →