Where does “rapen” come from?

rapen (Middle English) comes from Latin rapere, from Proto-Italic rapiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Ancestry of “rapen”, step by step

rapen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rapere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinraperepresent active infinitive of rapiō; second-person...
2Proto-Italicrapiōseize, take away
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rp-i-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

via Old Norse hrapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrapato fall, rush headlong, hurry, hasten
2Proto-Germanichrapanąto fall down
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrb(ʰ)-quickly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rp-i- →Every word from Proto-Italic rapiō →