Where does “raspon” come from?
raspon (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic hraspōną, from Proto-Germanic hrespaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
raspon (Old High German): to rasp; to steal
Definitions
- to rasp; to steal
Ancestry of “raspon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hraspōn | to rasp, to grate, to scratch |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hraspōną | to rasp, grate, scrape; to steal |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrespaną | to tear; rip; to plunder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krebʰ- | to turn; bend; shrink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |