Where does “rafle” come from?

rafle (Middle French) comes from Old French rafle, from Old French rafler, from Frankish raffolōn, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

rafle (Middle French): a type game played with three dice

Definitions

  1. a type game played with three dice

Ancestry of “rafle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrafle—
2Old Frenchraflerto snatch, seize, carry off; to plunder
3Frankishraffolōn—
4Proto-Germanichrapōnąto scratch, scrape
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “rafle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrapōną →