Where does “raskail” come from?
raskail (Yola) comes from Middle English rascaile, from Old French rascaille, from Old French rasque, from Vulgar Latin rasico, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.
raskail (Yola): rascal
Definitions
- rascal
Ancestry of “raskail”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rascaile | people of the lowest class; rabble of an army |
| 2 | Old French | rascaille | rabble; mob |
| 3 | Old French | rasque | mud, filth, scab, dregs |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | rasico | to scrape |
| 5 | Latin | rāsus | scraped, shaved |
| 6 | Latin | rādō | to scrape, shave, scratch |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | razdō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | rh₁d-dʰ- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | reh₁d- | to scrape, scratch, gnaw |