cratch

English

/kɹætʃ/

verb
Definitions
  • (obsolete) To scratch.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cratchen derived from Old Norse *kratsa derived from Middle Low German kratsen derived from Old High German krazzōn derived from Proto-Germanic *krattōną (scratch, scrawl) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gred-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gred-

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