Where does “regrater” come from?

regrater (Old French) 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...

regrater (Old French): to lament

Definitions

  1. to lament

Ancestry of “regrater”, step by step

regrater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French grater

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...

via Old French greter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgreterto weep
2Frankishgrātanto weep, mourn, lament; to weep, to cry
3Proto-Germanicgrētanąto weep, to cry
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “regrater”

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