Where does “*skrapōn” come from?
*skrapōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European skreb- — to engrave.
Ancestry of “*skrapōn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | skrapōną | to scrape, scratch |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | skreb- | to engrave |