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Where does “rawly” come from?

rawly (English) comes from English raw, from Middle English rawe, from Old English hrēaw, from Proto-West Germanic hrau, from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

rawly (English): In a raw manner

Definitions

  1. In a raw manner

Ancestry of “rawly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrawNot cooked; Not treated or processed; in a...
2Middle Englishraweraw; raw, unprocessed, unfiltered; wounded, hurt,...
3Old Englishhrēawraw, uncooked
4Proto-West Germanichrauraw
5Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →