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Where does “rīfilōn” come from?

rīfilōn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic rīfilōną, from Proto-Germanic rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

rīfilōn (Frankish): to scrape, scratch, tear; to scrape, scratch

Definitions

  1. to scrape, scratch, tear; to scrape, scratch

Ancestry of “rīfilōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīfilōnąto scrape, scratch, graze
2Proto-Germanicrīfanąto tear, rend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “rīfilōn”

  • rifle
  • rifleman
  • riflery
  • riflescope
  • rifler
  • riflelike
  • riflebird
  • riflewoman
  • rifledom
  • rifle
  • rebbio
  • rifler
  • rifle
  • rifle
  • 來復槍
  • 來福槍
  • rifle
  • ライフル
  • 라이플
  • raidhfil
  • rifler
  • ไรเฟิล
  • riple
  • raifyl
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