Where does “trapalleiro” come from?
trapalleiro (Galician) comes from Galician trapallo, from Galician trapo, from Latin drappus, from Frankish drāpi, from Proto-Germanic drapiz, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
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Ancestry of “trapalleiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | trapallo | rag, tatter, patch |
| 2 | Galician | trapo | cloth; tatter; rag; diaper |
| 3 | Latin | drappus | piece of cloth |
| 4 | Frankish | drāpi | that which is fulled, drabcloth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drapiz | strike, blow, deathblow; a strike, hit, blow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |