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Where does “râble” come from?

râble (French) comes from Old French raable, from Latin rutabulum, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.

râble (French): back; saddle; stoker, poker ; salt-worker's rake

Definitions

  1. back; saddle; stoker, poker ; salt-worker's rake

Ancestry of “râble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchraable—
2Latinrutabulumshovel; spatula ; any of several other tools with...
3Latinruō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
5Proto-Indo-European-w-—

Words derived from “râble”

  • râbler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →