Etymology of the English word scrabble
the English word
scrabblederived from the Middle Dutch word
schrabbelenderived from the Middle Dutch word
schrabbenderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker-Date
The earliest known usage of scrabble in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
scrabbly,
hardscrabble,
scrabbled,
scrabblingUsage
Word found in Modern English
