Where does “ratsicle” come from?

ratsicle (English) comes from English rat, from Middle English raat, from Old English ræt, from Old English rætt, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

ratsicle (English): A cold or frozen rat

Definitions

  1. A cold or frozen rat

Ancestry of “ratsicle”, step by step

ratsicle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishratA medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus...
2Middle EnglishraatAlternative form of ratte
3Old EnglishrætAlternative form of rætt
4Old Englishrættrat
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via English sicle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsicleA shekel
2Frenchsicleshekel weight
3Latinsiclusshekel
4Hebrewשֶׁקֶלsheqel; shekel
5Akkadianšiqlumshekel
6Proto-Semiticṯqlto weigh; burden, weight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →