Where does “rafn” come from?

rafn (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German roufen, from Old High German roufen, from Proto-West Germanic raupijan, from Proto-Germanic raupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub-, from Proto-Indo-European reup.

rafn (Bavarian): to brawl, to scuffle, to fight

Definitions

  1. to brawl, to scuffle, to fight

Ancestry of “rafn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanroufen—
2Old High Germanroufen
3Proto-West Germanicraupijanto pluck, rip
4Proto-Germanicraupijanąto pluck, rip, pull off
5Proto-Indo-Europeanroub ~ reub-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreup—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup →Every word from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raupijaną →