Dutch word rap comes from Proto-Italic *rapiō (Seize, take away.), Proto-Indo-European *(s)krep-, Proto-Indo-European *sker-, Proto-Indo-European *reyb-, Proto-Germanic *hrapaną, Middle English rappe
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Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*rapiō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Seize, take away. |
*(s)krep- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*sker- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | cut, to turn, bend, to bend, turn, shear, to twist, bend, dung, manure |
*reyb- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*hrapaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
rappe | Middle English (enm) | |
rapio | Latin (lat) | I snatch, grab, carry off, abduct, rape. |
*rīpaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To reap; harvest. |
*hrapjaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To scratch; graze; make contact (with); touch. |
repan | Old English (ang) | |
rīpan | Old English (ang) | |
hreppan | Old English (ang) | (transitive) To attack.. (transitive) To touch; treat. |
*hrapian | Old English (ang) | |
hrapa | Old Norse (non) | |
rappen | Middle English (enm) | |
repen | Middle English (enm) | |
rap | English (eng) | (countable) A sharp blow with something hard.. (informal) A casual talk. (music genre, uncountable) Rap music.. (uncountable) Blame (for something), whether or not it results in a conviction.. A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music. (ambitransitive) To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.. (informal, intransitive) To talk casually.. (intransitive) To strike [...] |
rap | Dutch (nld) | Rap music. |