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Where does “déraper” come from?

déraper (French) comes from Middle French déraper, from Occitan derapar, from Occitan rapar, from Old Dutch rapon, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

déraper (French): to skid, to slide; to drag; to get out of hand,...

Definitions

  1. to skid, to slide; to drag; to get out of hand,...

Ancestry of “déraper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdéraperto tear at
2Occitanderapar—
3Occitanraparto seize, remove
4Old Dutchrapon—
5Proto-Germanichrapōnąto scratch, scrape; to graze, make contact ,...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “déraper”

  • derrapar
  • derapare
  • dérapage
  • derrapar
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