Where does “Waldrapp” come from?
Waldrapp (German) comes from Alemannic German Rapp, from Middle High German raben, from Old High German raban, from Old High German hraban, from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
Waldrapp (German): northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita)
Definitions
- northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita)
Ancestry of “Waldrapp”, step by step
Waldrapp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Alemannic German Rapp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alemannic German | Rapp | raven |
| 2 | Middle High German | raben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | raban | raven |
| 4 | Old High German | hraban | raven |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hrabn | raven |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |