Where does “kratzfest” come from?
kratzfest (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...
kratzfest (German): scratch-proof
Ancestry of “kratzfest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | kratzen | to scratch |
| 2 | Middle High German | kratzen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | krazzōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krattōną | to scratch, scrawl |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gred- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |