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Where does “raffolōn” come from?

raffolōn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “raffolōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrapōnąto scratch, scrape; to graze, make contact ,...
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “raffolōn”

  • raffle
  • raffler
  • chook raffle
  • rafler
  • rafel
  • rafle
  • rafle
  • rafler
  • raffle
  • rafle
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