Where does “cravacher” come from?
cravacher (French) comes from French cravache, from German Karbatsche, from Polish karbacz, from Ottoman Turkish قرباچ — whip, lash.
cravacher (French): to quirt, whip; to pull one's socks up, knuckle...
Definitions
- to quirt, whip; to pull one's socks up, knuckle...
Ancestry of “cravacher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cravache | quirt, riding crop; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | German | Karbatsche | a kind of plaited whip or lash |
| 3 | Polish | karbacz | — |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | قرباچ | whip, lash |