Where does “raffler” come from?
raffler (English) comes from English raffle, from Middle English 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.
raffler (English): One who raffles
Ancestry of “raffler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | raffle | A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which... |
| 2 | Middle English | rafle | — |
| 3 | Old French | rafle | — |
| 4 | Old French | rafler | to snatch, seize, carry off; to plunder |
| 5 | Frankish | raffolōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrapōną | to scratch, scrape; to graze, make contact ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb(h)- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |