Where does “cracchen” come from?

cracchen (Middle English) comes from Middle English cratsen, from Old Norse kratsa, from Old High German crazōn, from Proto-Germanic krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

cracchen (Middle English): to scratch

Definitions

  1. to scratch

Ancestry of “cracchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcratsento scratch
2Old Norsekratsa—
3Old High Germancrazōnto scratch
4Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
6Proto-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 →