Where does “raze” come from?
Raze comes from Middle English rasen, from Old French raser, from Vulgar Latin raso, past participle of radere meaning to scrape or scratch, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d-.
raze (English): To demolish; to level to the ground; To scrape as...
Definitions
- To demolish; to level to the ground; To scrape as...
Ancestry of “raze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rasen | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | râsen | to rage, to be wild, passionate |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rāson | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *rāsōn | to race, rush |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rēsōną | to race, rush |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |