Reconstruction:Old High German/hraffon

This Old High German entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old High German

Alternative forms

*raffōn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrapōną (“scratch; snatch”).

Verb

*hraffōn

to grasp, to snatch

Descendants

Middle High German: raffen
- German: raffen
→ Vulgar Latin: *raffō
- Italian: arraffare
- → Old French: raffer, rafer
  - Middle English: *raffen
    - → English: raff

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