Where does “raserny” come from?
raserny (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch razernij, from Dutch razen, from Middle Dutch râsen, from Old Dutch rāson, from Proto-West Germanic *rāsōn, from Proto-Germanic rēsōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
raserny (Afrikaans): rage, fury
Definitions
- rage, fury
Ancestry of “raserny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | razernij | rage, fury |
| 2 | Dutch | razen | to rage, race |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | râsen | to rage, to be wild, passionate |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rāson | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *rāsōn | to race, rush |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēsōną | to race, rush |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |