Where does “rappen” come from?

rappen (Dutch) comes from Dutch rap, from Middle Dutch rap, from Middle Dutch rapen, from Old Dutch rapon, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

rappen (Dutch): to rap

Definitions

  1. to rap

Ancestry of “rappen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrapquick, fast; rap music
2Middle Dutchrap—
3Middle Dutchrapento pick up; to gather, to collect
4Old Dutchrapon—
5Proto-Germanichrapōnąto scratch, scrape
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrapōną →