Where does “קראַצן” come from?

קראַצן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German kratzen, from Old High German krazzōn, from Proto-Germanic krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

קראַצן (Yiddish): scratch

Definitions

  1. scratch

Ancestry of “קראַצן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankratzen—
2Old High Germankrazzōn—
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 →