Where does “rate” come from?
Rate comes from Middle English rate, from Old Norse hrata, from Proto-Germanic hratōną, from Proto-Indo-European krad-, with a cognate in Latin ratus from reor, traceable to Proto-Italic rēōr and Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-.
rate (English): The worth of something; value; The proportional...
Definitions
- The worth of something; value; The proportional...
Ancestry of “rate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | rate | spleen; female equivalent of rat; female rat;... |
| 2 | French | rat | rat; sweetheart; scrooch |
| 3 | Middle French | rat | rat |
| 4 | Old French | rat | rat |
| 5 | Old High German | rato | rat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ratō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
Words derived from “rate”