Etymograph

English

scrapbox

From scrap + box.

A compound of scrap + box

Proto-Indo-European *skreb-

Proto-Germanic *skrapōną ‘to scrape, scratch’

Old Norse skrapa ‘to scrape, scratch’

Old Norse skrap

Middle English scrappe

English scrap

Late Latin buxis ‘box’

Proto-West Germanic *buhsā ‘box’

Old English box ‘box, case’

Middle English box ‘container’

English box

Today it means

noun A box for storing fragments of material or documents etc. that may be of use or interest at a later time.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “scrapbox”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / scrapbox