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
Ancestry of “skrap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | skrap | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | skrapa | to clatter; to prate; to scratch out |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skrapōną | to scrape, scratch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skreb- | to engrave |