Where does “ratón” come from?

ratón (Asturian) comes from Asturian ratu, from Latin rattus, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

ratón (Asturian): mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “ratón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianratumouse
2Latinrattusrat
3Proto-Germanicrattazrat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Latin rattus →