Etymology

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Today it means: A unit of currency in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, equal to one-hundredth of a Swiss franc. Full definition →

First used 17th c.German Rappen
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The story

  1. German · derived fromRappen
  2. English todayrappen

From German Rappen.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. A unit of currency in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, equal to one-hundredth of a Swiss franc.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.