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

Definitions

  1. to stoke with a poker

Ancestry of “râbler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrâbleback (of certain quadrupeds)
2Old Frenchraable—
3Latinrutabulumshovel; spatula (for cooking); any of several other tools with a flattened end
4Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
6Proto-Indo-European-w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rew- →Every word from Latin ruō →