Where does “repsa” come from?
repsa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rafsijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...
Ancestry of “repsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | rafsijaną | to snatch; to punish; flog; chastise; reprove; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rep- | to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to... |
Words derived from “repsa”