Where does “raat” come from?

raat (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch râte, from Old Dutch rāta, from Proto-West Germanic hrātu, from Proto-Germanic hrētō, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- — to twist, weave.

raat (Dutch): honeycomb

Definitions

  1. honeycomb

Ancestry of “raat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrâte—
2Old Dutchrātahoneycomb
3Proto-West Germanichrātuhoneycomb
4Proto-Germanichrētō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrētō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrātu →