Ravel comes from the obsolete Dutch verb ravelen, “to tangle, fray out, unweave,” which comes in turn from the noun ravel, “a loose thread.

Ravel 这词来源于意为“纠缠，磨损掉，解开”的荷兰语动词ravelen， 而这词又是从意为“线”的名词ravel 衍生而来的。