myEtymology.com: English etymology of rabbet

Etymology of the English word rabbet

the English word rabbet

derived from the Old French word rabbat

derived from the Old French word rabattre

derived from the Old French word abattre (to fell)

using the French prefix a-

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

derived from the Old French word abatre

derived from the Latin word battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix bhau- (to hit)

derived from the Old French word batre

derived from the Latin word battere (pound, beat, hit)

derived from the Latin word battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix bhau- (to hit)

using the Old French prefix re-

The earliest known usage of rabbet in English dates from the 15th century.

Dutch rabat, English rebate, French rabat, German Rabatt, German Rabatte, Norwegian rabatt, Swedish rabatt

Word found in Modern English