Where does “raspiness” come from?
raspiness (English) comes from English raspy, from English rasp, from Middle English raspen, from Old French rasper, from Latin raspāre, from Frankish hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic hraspōną, from Proto-Germanic hrespaną — to cut, cut off, sever.
raspiness (English): The state or characteristic of being raspy
Definitions
- The state or characteristic of being raspy
Ancestry of “raspiness”, step by step
raspiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English raspy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raspy | Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal... |
| 2 | English | rasp | A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences... |
| 3 | Middle English | raspen | to scratch; to score |
| 4 | Old French | rasper | to grate, scratch |
| 5 | Latin | raspāre | scrape, scratch |
| 6 | Frankish | hraspōn | to rasp, to grate, to scratch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hraspōną | to rasp, grate, scrape; to steal |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrespaną | to tear; rip; to plunder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |