Where does “rå” come from?

rå (Danish) comes from Old Norse rá, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic raihô, from Proto-Indo-European róyko-, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

rå (Danish): raw; crude; rough

Definitions

  1. raw; crude; rough

Ancestry of “rå”, step by step

rå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse rá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserádeer; sail-yard; corner, angle
2Proto-Norseᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾroe deer
3Proto-Germanicraihôdeer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanróyko-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

via Old Norse hrár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrárraw; moist, fresh, sappy
2Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “rå”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European róyko- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raihô →