Where does “frappé” come from?
frappé (French) comes from Old French fraper, from Frankish hrapōn, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
frappé (French): beaten, hit; past participle of frapper; downbeat
Definitions
- beaten, hit; past participle of frapper; downbeat
Ancestry of “frappé”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | fraper | to hit; to strike |
| 2 | Frankish | hrapōn | to jerk; snatch; to snatch, scuffle; to snatch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrapōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb(h)- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |