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Where does “schraeffeeren” come from?

schraeffeeren (Middle Dutch) comes from Italian sgraffiare, from Italian graffiare, from Vulgar Latin graphiare, from Latin graphium, from Ancient Greek γραφεῖον, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “schraeffeeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansgraffiareto scratch; to pinch
2Italiangraffiareto scratch; to bite
3Vulgar Latingraphiare—
4Latingraphiumstylus; pen
5Ancient Greekγραφεῖονpencil
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “schraeffeeren”

  • schraffieren
  • Schraffe
  • šrafa
  • шрафа
  • šrafa
  • schrafferen
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