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
Definitions
- One who raffles
Ancestry of “raffler”, step by step
raffler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English raffle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb(h)- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |