Where does “rauwkost” come from?
rauwkost (Dutch) comes from Dutch rauw, 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.
rauwkost (Dutch): raw food, such as salads
Ancestry of “rauwkost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | rauw | raw, uncooked; raw, in a roughed up state, e.g.... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rou | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rao | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hrau | raw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrawaz | raw, uncooked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |