Where does “rat” come from?
rat (Danish) comes from Middle Low German rât, from Old Saxon rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
rat (Danish): wheel, steering wheel
Definitions
- wheel, steering wheel
Ancestry of “rat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | rât | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | rāt | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |