English
Rapunzel
Rapunzel comes from German Rapunzel ‘rampion’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentRapunzel‘rampion’
- Englishearliest quotation 1966same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentRapunzel‘rampion’
- Englishearliest quotation 1966same form
Earliest quotation: 1966, Hal Porter, The Paper Chase: “[…] as they loll in pairs or trios, looking…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- ‘the primary interrogative root’
what, when, how, where, why, quantity, ubiquitous, quip, ubiquity, 14 more
through Proto-Indo-European *kʷos
who, which, whether, whose, whom, elsewhere, whither, 5 more
through Latin neuter
force, neutral, mandate, marvel, menstrual, coliseum, neuter, colosseum, legate, cabeza, cadenza, 12 more
through Latin rāpa
Today it means
name A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Rapunzel / Rapunzel