Where does “rappen” come from?
rappen (English) comes from German rappen, from Alemannic German Rapp, from Middle High German raben, from Old High German raban, from Old High German hraban, from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂- — army.
rappen (English): A unit of currency in Switzerland and...
Definitions
- A unit of currency in Switzerland and...
Ancestry of “rappen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rappen | to rap |
| 2 | Alemannic German | Rapp | raven |
| 3 | Middle High German | raben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | raban | raven |
| 5 | Old High German | hraban | raven |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hrabn | raven |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |