Where does “rape” come from?
rape (Haitian Creole) comes from French râper, from Middle French râper, from Old French rasper, from Latin raspāre, from Frankish hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic hraspōną, from Proto-Germanic hrespaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krebʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.
rape (Haitian Creole): to grate (ice)
Definitions
- to grate (ice)
Ancestry of “rape”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | râper | to grate; to shave |
| 2 | Middle French | râper | — |
| 3 | Old French | rasper | to grate, scratch |
| 4 | Latin | raspāre | scrape, scratch |
| 5 | Frankish | hraspōn | to rasp, to grate, to scratch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hraspōną | to rasp, grate, scrape; to steal |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrespaną | to tear; rip; to plunder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |