Where does “cratchen” come from?
cratchen (Middle English) comes 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...
Ancestry of “cratchen”, step by step
cratchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse kratsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kratsa | — |
| 2 | Old High German | crazōn | to scratch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krattōną | to scratch, scrawl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gred- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Middle Low German kratsen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | kratsen | — |