Where does “rauw” come from?
rauw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rou, from Old Dutch rao, from Proto-West Germanic hrau, from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
rauw (Dutch): raw, uncooked; raw, in a roughed up state, e.g....
Definitions
- raw, uncooked; raw, in a roughed up state, e.g....
Ancestry of “rauw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | rou | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | rao | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hrau | raw |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrawaz | raw, uncooked |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |
Words derived from “rauw”