Where does “refować” come from?

refować (Polish) comes from Middle High German reffen, from Old High German hraffon, from Proto-West Germanic hrapōn, from Proto-Germanic hrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

refować (Polish): to reef

Definitions

  1. to reef

Ancestry of “refować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanreffen—
2Old High Germanhraffonto grasp, to snatch
3Proto-West Germanichrapōnto snatch
4Proto-Germanichrapōnąto scratch, scrape
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb(h)-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb(h)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrapōną →