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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankrazzōn—
2Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
3Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kratsen”

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