Where does “karc” come from?

karc (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian karcol, 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...

karc (Hungarian): scratch; etching

Definitions

  1. scratch; etching

Ancestry of “karc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankarcolto scratch, scrape; to etch, engrave
2Germankratzento scratch
3Middle High Germankratzen—
4Old High Germankrazzōn—
5Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krattōną →