Where does “rage” come from?

rage (Danish) comes from German ragen, from Middle High German ragen, from Old High German hragēn, from Proto-West Germanic *hragōn — to jut out.

rage (Danish): to scrape

Definitions

  1. to scrape

Ancestry of “rage”, step by step

rage traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German ragen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanragento rise up out; to stick out, to jut out
2Middle High Germanragen—
3Old High Germanhragēn—
4Proto-West Germanic*hragōnto jut out

via Old Norse ráka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserákato scrape together
2Proto-Germanicrakącord
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Middle Low German rāken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrākento hit, reach
2Proto-West Germanic*rakōnto choose a direction

Words derived from “rage”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hragōn →Every word from Old High German hragēn →Every word from Middle High German ragen →