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

Definitions

  1. to scratch

Ancestry of “greter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgraterto scrape
2Frankishkrattōnto scratch, scrawl
3Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krattōną →