Where does “râper” come from?
râper (French) comes from Middle French râper, from Old French rasper, from Latin raspāre, from Frankish hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic hraspōną, from Proto-Germanic hrespaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
râper (French): to grate; to shave
Definitions
- to grate; to shave
Ancestry of “râper”, step by step
râper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French râper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | râper | — |
| 2 | Old French | rasper | to grate, scratch |
| 3 | Latin | raspāre | scrape, scratch |
| 4 | Frankish | hraspōn | to rasp, to grate, to scratch |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hraspōną | to rasp, grate, scrape; to steal |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrespaną | to tear; rip; to plunder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |