Where does “kratsen” come from?

kratsen (Middle Low German) comes from Old High German krazzōn, from Proto-Germanic krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “kratsen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old High German	krazzōn	—
2	Proto-Germanic	krattōną	to scratch, scrawl
3	Proto-Indo-European	gred-	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kratsen”

cratch
cratchen
cratsen
cracchen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krattōną →