Where does “skrap” come from?

skrap (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse skrap, from Old Norse skrapa, from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European skreb- — to engrave.

skrap (Norwegian Nynorsk): scrap; a scrape

Definitions

  1. scrap; a scrape

Ancestry of “skrap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskrap—
2Old Norseskrapato clatter; to prate; to scratch out
3Proto-Germanicskrapōnąto scrape, scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskreb-to engrave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrapōną →Every word from Old Norse skrapa →