Where does “rabear” come from?
rabear (Galician) comes from Galician rabia, from Latin rabiēs, from Latin rabiō, from Proto-Indo-European rebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...
rabear (Galician): to wag
Definitions
- to wag
Ancestry of “rabear”, step by step
rabear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician rabia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | rabia | anger, rage; rabies |
| 2 | Latin | rabiēs | rage |
| 3 | Latin | rabiō | to be mad, rave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rebʰ- | rib; violent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lebʰ- | youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,... |
via Galician rabo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | rabo | tail |