Where does “rappa” come from?

rappa (Italian) comes from Italian grappa, from Proto-West Germanic krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

rappa (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “rappa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliangrappaA metal rod bent at the ends; brace; Synonym of...
2Proto-West Germanickrappōa hook
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
4Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “rappa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gremb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grep- →