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Where does “rafler” come from?

rafler (Old French) comes 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.

rafler (Old French): to snatch, seize, carry off; to plunder

Definitions

  1. to snatch, seize, carry off; to plunder

Ancestry of “rafler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishraffolōn—
2Proto-Germanichrapōnąto scratch, scrape; to graze, make contact ,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “rafler”

  • raffle
  • raffler
  • chook raffle
  • rafel
  • rafle
  • rafle
  • raffle
  • rafle
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