Where does “Raffgier” come from?

Raffgier (German) comes from German raffen, from Middle High German raffen, from Old High German hraffon, from Proto-West Germanic hrapōn, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Raffgier (German): greed

Definitions

  1. greed

Ancestry of “Raffgier”, step by step

Raffgier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German raffen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanraffenTo snatch up, grasp; To understand
2Middle High Germanraffen—
3Old High Germanhraffonto grasp, to snatch
4Proto-West Germanichrapōnto snatch
5Proto-Germanichrapōnąto scratch, scrape
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via German gier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangiersecond-person singular imperative of gieren
2Middle High Germangīr—
3Old High Germangīrvulture
4Old High Germangirigreedy
5Proto-Germanicgernazeager, willing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “Raffgier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrapōną →