Where does “frap” come from?

frap (English) comes from Middle English frapen, from Old French fraper, from Frankish hrapōn, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

frap (English): To draw together tightly; to secure by many turns...

Definitions

  1. To draw together tightly; to secure by many turns...

Ancestry of “frap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfrapenTo strike, beat
2Old Frenchfraperto hit; to strike
3Frankishhrapōnto jerk; snatch; to snatch, scuffle; to snatch
4Proto-Germanichrapōnąto scratch, scrape
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-—
6Proto-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 →