Where does “raspish” come from?
raspish (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krebʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.
raspish (English): raspy
Definitions
- raspy
Ancestry of “raspish”, step by step
raspish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rasp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rasp | A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences... |
| 2 | Middle English | raspen | to scratch; to score |
| 3 | Old French | rasper | to grate, scratch |
| 4 | Latin | raspāre | scrape, scratch |
| 5 | Frankish | hraspōn | to rasp, to grate, to scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hraspōną | to rasp, grate, scrape; to steal |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrespaną | to tear; rip; to plunder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |