Where does “scrapen” come from?
scrapen (Middle English) comes from Old English scrapian, from Proto-West Germanic *skrapōn, from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European skreb- — to engrave.
scrapen (Middle English): to scrape
Definitions
- to scrape
Ancestry of “scrapen”, step by step
scrapen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English scrapian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | scrapian | to scrape, scratch |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *skrapōn | to scrape |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skrapōną | to scrape, scratch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skreb- | to engrave |
via Old Norse skrapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skrapa | to clatter; to prate; to scratch out |