Where does “rappengenau” come from?

rappengenau (German) comes from German genau, from Middle High German genoue, from Middle High German ge-, from Old High German ga-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

rappengenau (German): expressed exactly in or rounded to the nearest Rappen

Definitions

  1. expressed exactly in or rounded to the nearest Rappen

Ancestry of “rappengenau”, step by step

rappengenau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German genau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangenauexact; just, exactly
2Middle High Germangenoue—
3Middle High Germange-—
4Old High Germanga-with
5Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German rappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrappento rap
2Alemannic GermanRappraven
3Middle High Germanraben—
4Old High Germanrabanraven
5Old High Germanhrabanraven
6Proto-West Germanichrabnraven
7Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
11Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →