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Where does “raupari” come from?

raupari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ari, from Old Norse ari, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

raupari (Icelandic): boaster, bragger

Definitions

  1. boaster, bragger

Ancestry of “raupari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicarieagle
2Old Norsearieagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
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