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

Definitions

  1. scratch-proof

Ancestry of “kratzfest”, step by step

kratzfest 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 fëst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfëst—
2Middle High Germanfëst—
3Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
4LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
5Proto-Italicfēstos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krattōną →