Where does “rap” come from?

rap (Swedish) comes from English rap, from Middle English rap.

rap (Swedish): belch; rap music

Definitions

  1. belch; rap music

Ancestry of “rap”, step by step

rap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrapA sharp blow with something hard; Blame for...
2Middle Englishrap—

via Old Swedish rapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishrapa—

Words derived from “rap”

Every word from Middle English rap →Every word from English rap →