Where does “greter” come from?
greter (Walloon) 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...
greter (Walloon): to scratch
Ancestry of “greter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | grater | to scrape |
| 2 | Frankish | krattōn | to scratch, scrawl |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krattōną | to scratch, scrawl |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gred- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |