Where does “rifler” come from?
rifler (French) comes from Old French rifler, from German riffeln, from German riffilōn, from Proto-Germanic rīfaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...
rifler (French): to flay; to rub
Ancestry of “rifler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | rifler | to scrape off, tear off, flay; to plane, shave;... |
| 2 | German | riffeln | to groove; to ripple |
| 3 | German | riffilōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīfaną | to tear, rend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | rēy- | thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,... |