Where does “rašpa” come from?
rašpa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Raspel, from German raspeln, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
rašpa (Serbo-Croatian): file; Alternative form of rȁspa
Definitions
- file; Alternative form of rȁspa
Ancestry of “rašpa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Raspel | rasp |
| 2 | German | raspeln | to rasp; to grate |
| 3 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |