Where does “déraper” come from?
déraper (Middle French) comes from Occitan derapar, from Occitan rapar, from Old Dutch rapon, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
déraper (Middle French): to tear at
Ancestry of “déraper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Occitan | derapar | — |
| 2 | Occitan | rapar | to seize, remove |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rapon | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrapōną | to scratch, scrape; to graze, make contact ,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreb(h)- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “déraper”