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Where does “rafsijaną” come from?

rafsijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- — to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

rafsijaną (Proto-Germanic): to snatch; to punish; flog; chastise; reprove; to...

Definitions

  1. to snatch; to punish; flog; chastise; reprove; to...

Ancestry of “rafsijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “rafsijaną”

  • refsan
  • refsing
  • refsa
  • dauðarefsing
  • repsa
  • refsa
  • rafsijan
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