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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/raffen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
raffen
Friedrich Kluge2510605An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R — raffen1891John Francis Davis

raffen, vb., ‘to snatch, carry off suddenly,’ from MidHG. raffen, OHG. *raffôn (by chance not recorded), ‘to pluck, pull out, snatch away’; corresponding to LG. and Du. rapen, ‘to gather hastily.’ E. to raff is derived from Fr. raffer, which, like Ital. arraffare, is borrowed from HG.; on the other hand, E. to rap is primit. allied to HG. raffen. MidHG. raspôn (for rafspôn), MidHG. raspen, ‘to collect hastily,’ and Ital. arrappare, ‘to carry off,’ are also connected with the Teut. root hrap.