Where does “rafle” come from?
rafle (French) comes from French rafler, from Frankish raffolōn, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
rafle (French): first-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “rafle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | rafler | to swipe, nick, run off with; to scoop |
| 2 | Frankish | raffolōn | — |
| 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 |