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Where does “rasp” come from?

rasp (Dutch) comes from Old French raspe — steel file.

rasp (Dutch): grater, for example for cheese; surform tool

Definitions

  1. grater, for example for cheese; surform tool

Ancestry of “rasp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchraspesteel file

Words derived from “rasp”

  • afraspen
  • raspen
Every word from Old French raspe →