krassen

Meaning

1. to scratch on a hard, even surface
2. to make a similar sound, like certain voices grate and birds caw, croak, hoot or screech

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkrɑsə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crassen, probably from Middle High German kratzen, from Old High German krazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, presumably of imitative origin, but compare Albanian gërresë.
Cognate with modern German kratzen, Middle Low German kratten. From a variant *kratjaną stem Middle Dutch cretten, Middle Low German kretten, dialectal German krätzen.