Where does “rafel” come from?
rafel (Dutch) comes from Middle French rafle, from Old French rafle, from Old French rafler, from Frankish raffolōn, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
rafel (Dutch): frayed thread; type of game played with three...
Definitions
- frayed thread; type of game played with three...
Ancestry of “rafel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | rafle | a type game played with three dice |
| 2 | Old French | rafle | — |
| 3 | Old French | rafler | to snatch, seize, carry off; to plunder |
| 4 | Frankish | raffolōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrapōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb(h)- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |