Where does “frappant” come from?
frappant (German) comes from French frappant, from French frapper, from Middle French frapper, from Old French fraper, from Frankish hrapōn, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
frappant (German): striking
Ancestry of “frappant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | frappant | striking; noticeable; remarkable; present... |
| 2 | French | frapper | to hit, to strike, to bash; to knock; to bang |
| 3 | Middle French | frapper | to hit; to strike |
| 4 | Old French | fraper | to hit; to strike |
| 5 | Frankish | hrapōn | to jerk; snatch; to snatch, scuffle; to snatch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrapōną | to scratch, scrape; to graze, make contact ,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb(h)- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |