Where does “scrat” come from?

scrat (Middle English) comes from Old Norse skratti, from Proto-Germanic skrattuz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “scrat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskratti—
2Proto-Germanicskrattuzforest monster; goblin; troll
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scrat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrattuz →
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