Where does “frapar” come from?
frapar (Ido) comes from Esperanto frapi, 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.
frapar (Ido): to hit, strike
Definitions
- to hit, strike
Ancestry of “frapar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | frapi | to hit, strike, smack, knock |
| 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 |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb(h)- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |