Where does “スクラップ” come from?
スクラップ (Japanese) comes from English scrap, from Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from Old Norse skrapa, from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European skreb- — to engrave.
スクラップ (Japanese): scrap
Ancestry of “スクラップ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | scrap | A piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete... |
| 2 | Middle English | scrappe | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | skrap | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | skrapa | to clatter; to prate; to scratch out |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrapōną | to scrape, scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skreb- | to engrave |