Where does “rear” come from?
Rear comes from Middle English reren, from Old French rer, from Latin radere meaning "to scrape," combined with the prefix re-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots rei-, wert-, and wer-.
rear (English): To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to...
Definitions
- To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to...
Ancestry of “rear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | reren | To raise; to hold or pull up or suspend upwards;... |
| 2 | Old English | rǣran | to cause to rise, raise, rear, build, create; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | raizijaną | to cause to rise; raise |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīsaną | to scale; move vertically; to rise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |