Where does “rasp” come from?
Rasp comes from Middle English raspen, from Middle Dutch raspen, from Old French rasper, from Frankish raspon, from Frankish hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic hraspōną and hrespaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)krebʰ-.
rasp (English): A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences...
Definitions
- A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences...
Ancestry of “rasp”, step by step
rasp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English raspen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | raspen | to scratch; to score |
| 2 | Old French | rasper | to grate, scratch |
| 3 | Latin | raspāre | scrape, scratch |
| 4 | Frankish | hraspōn | to rasp, to grate, to scratch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hraspōną | to rasp, grate, scrape; to steal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrespaną | to tear; rip; to plunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English raspis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raspis | a raspberry |