Where does “raspallar” come from?

raspallar (Catalan) comes from Catalan raspall, from Catalan raspar, from Latin raspāre, from Frankish hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic hraspōną, from Proto-Germanic hrespaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.

raspallar (Catalan): to brush

Definitions

  1. to brush

Ancestry of “raspallar”, step by step

raspallar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan raspall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanraspallbrush
2Catalanrasparto scrape draw a sharp object along a surface
3Latinraspārescrape, scratch
4Frankishhraspōnto rasp, to grate, to scratch
5Proto-Germanichraspōnąto rasp, grate, scrape; to steal
6Proto-Germanichrespanąto tear; rip; to plunder
7Proto-Indo-European(s)krebʰ-to turn; bend; shrink
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Aragonese raspallo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aragoneseraspallobrush
2Aragonese-ar—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krebʰ- →