Dutch word rafel comes from Frankish *rīffilōn (To scrape, scratch.), Frankish *raffolōn, Old High German *raffalon
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *rīffilōn | Frankish (frk) | To scrape, scratch. |
| *raffolōn | Frankish (frk) | |
| *raffalon | Old High German (goh) | |
| rifler | Old French (fro) | To plane, shave. To plunder, despoil. To scrape off, tear off, flay. |
| *rifle | Old French (fro) | |
| rafler | Old French (fro) | |
| raffle | Old French (fro) | |
| rafle | Middle French (frm) | |
| rafel | Dutch (nld) | (archaic) a throw of three dice. (archaic) type of game played with three dice. |