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Where does “gratter” come from?

gratter (Old French) comes 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...

Ancestry of “gratter”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gratter”

  • gratin
  • gratinate
  • grattage
  • gratin
  • grattage
  • égratigner
  • égratignure
  • gratter
  • gratteux
  • grati
  • esgratigner
  • esgratigner
  • gratter
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