Where does “rappen” come from?

rappen (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German ropfen, from Old High German rophōn, from Proto-Germanic ruppōną, from Proto-Germanic raupijaną, from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub-, from Proto-Indo-European reup.

rappen (Luxembourgish): to rip, to tear; to snatch, to tear off; to grate

Definitions

  1. to rip, to tear; to snatch, to tear off; to grate

Ancestry of “rappen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanropfen—
2Old High Germanrophōn—
3Proto-Germanicruppōnąto tear off
4Proto-Germanicraupijanąto pluck, rip, pull off
5Proto-Indo-Europeanroub ~ reub-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreup—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup →Every word from Proto-Indo-European roub ~ reub- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raupijaną →