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Where does “krazzōn” come from?

krazzōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “krazzōn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “krazzōn”

  • cratch
  • kratzfest
  • Kratzer
  • kratzen
  • ankratzen
  • zerkratzen
  • abkratzen
  • Wolkenkratzer
  • kracati
  • крацати
  • karcolók
  • felhőkarcoló
  • felhőkarcolók
  • karcol
  • karcoló
  • cracchen
  • cratchen
  • cratsen
  • kratsa
  • kratzen
  • קראַצן
  • Krazert
  • Wollekekrazert
  • krazen
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