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Where does “krattōną” come from?

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

krattōną (Proto-Germanic): to scratch, scrawl

Definitions

  1. to scratch, scrawl

Ancestry of “krattōną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “krattōną”

  • regret
  • regrettable
  • regretfully
  • regretful
  • regrettably
  • gratin
  • regretter
  • cratch
  • regretfulness
  • unregretful
  • unregretfully
  • gratinate
  • regrettest
  • regretless
  • regretteth
  • grattage
  • unregretfulness
  • regrettableness
  • grattatoio
  • grattare
  • égratignure
  • gratteux
  • égratigner
  • gratter
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