Where does “Raffsucht” come from?

Raffsucht (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.

Raffsucht (German): rapacity, greed

Definitions

  1. rapacity, greed

Ancestry of “Raffsucht”, step by step

Raffsucht 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 Sücht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSüchtaddiction
2Middle High Germansuht—
3Old High Germansuht—
4Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
5Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrapōną →