English

electroscrap

From electro- + scrap.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον ‘amber’

French electrum

French électro-

Proto-Indo-European *skreb-

Proto-Germanic *skrapōną ‘to scrape, scratch’

Old Norse skrapa ‘to scrape, scratch’

Old Norse skrap

Middle English scrappe

English scrap

Today it means

noun Discarded electrical and electronic equipment.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / electroscrap