Where does “rafsijan” come from?

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

rafsijan (Proto-West Germanic): to reproach; to blame

Definitions

  1. to reproach; to blame

Ancestry of “rafsijan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrafsijanąto snatch; to punish; flog; chastise; reprove; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rep-to rip, snatch, tear, pinch; to seize, pluck; to...

Words derived from “rafsijan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rafsijaną →