Where does “raaskallen” come from?
raaskallen (Dutch) comes from Dutch razen, from Middle Dutch râsen, from Old Dutch rāson, from Proto-West Germanic *rāsōn, from Proto-Germanic rēsōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
raaskallen (Dutch): to babble incoherently, to talk gibberish, to...
Definitions
- to babble incoherently, to talk gibberish, to...
Ancestry of “raaskallen”, step by step
raaskallen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch razen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | razen | to rage, race |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | râsen | to rage, to be wild, passionate |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rāson | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *rāsōn | to race, rush |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rēsōną | to race, rush |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch kallen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kallen | to chat, talk |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | callen | to talk about, to tell; to talk rubbish |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kallon | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kalʀōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kalzōną | to call, shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kalzaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gols- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gels- | voice, cry; to call; voice, cry; to call |