Etymology

risp

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Today it means: To rub together, to rasp or grate. Full definition →

Middle English rispen ← Old Norse rispa ← Proto-Germanic *ripsōną
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*reyb-“to tear; snatch; pluck; reap”
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*ripsōną“to rend; rip; tear open”
  3. Old Norse · derived fromrispa“scratch”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromrispen
  5. English todayrisp

From Middle English rispen, from Old Norse rispa (“scratch”), from Proto-Germanic *ripsōną (“to rend; rip; tear open”), from Proto-Indo-European *reyb- (“to tear; snatch; pluck; reap”). Compare also Old Norse rifsa (“to plunder; reave”).

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