An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/kratzen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2511939An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — kratzen1891John Francis Davis

​ kratzen, vb., from the equiv. MidHG. kratzen, kretzen, OHG. chrazzôn, ‘to scratch’ (allied to Scand. krota, ‘to dig in,’ Goth. gakrutôn, ‘to grind’); previous to the HG. permutation of consonants *kratton, whence Ital. grattare, Fr. gratter, ‘to scratch.’ Comp. kritzeln.

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