Where does “frapping” come from?

frapping (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.

frapping (English): present participle of frap; Rope lashed tightly...

Definitions

  1. present participle of frap; Rope lashed tightly...

Ancestry of “frapping”, 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 →