Where does “râbler” come from?
râbler (French) comes from French râble, from Old French raable, from Latin rutabulum, from Latin ruō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew-, from Proto-Indo-European -w-.
râbler (French): to stoke with a poker
Ancestry of “râbler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | râble | back; saddle; stoker, poker ; salt-worker's rake |
| 2 | Old French | raable | — |
| 3 | Latin | rutabulum | shovel; spatula ; any of several other tools with... |
| 4 | Latin | ruō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rew- | to run, to hurry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -w- | — |