Where does “kratzen” come from?

kratzen (German) comes 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...

kratzen (German): to scratch

Definitions

  1. to scratch

Ancestry of “kratzen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kratzen”

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