Where does “rap” come from?
rap (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic drap-, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
rap (Old Saxon): that which is fulled, drabcloth
Definitions
- that which is fulled, drabcloth
Ancestry of “rap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | drap- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |