Where does “gratter” come from?

gratter (Norman) comes from Old French grater, 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...

gratter (Norman): to grate

Definitions

  1. to grate

Ancestry of “gratter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgraterto scrape
2Frankishkrattōnto scratch, scrawl
3Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “gratter”

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