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Where does “raspa” come from?

raspa (Swedish) comes from Old French rasper, from Latin raspāre, from Frankish hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic hraspōną, from Proto-Germanic hrespaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

raspa (Swedish): to work with a rasp; to make noises similar to...

Definitions

  1. to work with a rasp; to make noises similar to...

Ancestry of “raspa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrasperto grate, scratch
2Latinraspāre—
3Frankishhraspōnto rasp, to grate, to scratch
4Proto-Germanichraspōnąto rasp, grate, scrape; to steal
5Proto-Germanichrespanąto tear; rip; to plunder
6Proto-Indo-European(s)krebʰ-to turn; bend; shrink
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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