Where does “graten” come from?
graten (Middle English) comes from French gratin, from French gratter, from Middle French gratter, from Old French gratter, from Frankish krattōn, from Proto-Germanic krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “graten”, step by step
graten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French gratin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gratin | gratin; upper crust, elite |
| 2 | French | gratter | to scrub; to scrape; to scratch |
| 3 | Middle French | gratter | — |
| 4 | Old French | gratter | — |
| 5 | Frankish | krattōn | to scratch, scrawl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krattōną | to scratch, scrawl |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gred- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Old French grater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | grater | to scrape |