Where does “derrafar” come from?

derrafar (Galician) comes from Middle English rafar, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

derrafar (Galician): to crumble

Definitions

  1. to crumble

Ancestry of “derrafar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrafar
2Proto-Germanichrapōnąto scratch, scrape
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-Every word from Proto-Germanic hrapōną
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