Where does “skrapa” come from?
skrapa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse skrapa, from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European skreb- — to engrave.
Ancestry of “skrapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | skrapa | to clatter; to prate; to scratch out |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skrapōną | to scrape, scratch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skreb- | to engrave |
Words derived from “skrapa”