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Where does “underrater” come from?

underrater (English) comes from English underrate, from English rate, from French rate, from French rat, from Middle French rat, from Old French rat, from Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic ratō — to scrape.

underrater (English): One who gives too low a rating

Definitions

  1. One who gives too low a rating

Ancestry of “underrater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishunderrateto underestimate; to make too low a rate or...
2EnglishrateThe worth of something; value; The proportional...
3Frenchratespleen; female equivalent of rat; female rat;...
4Frenchratrat; sweetheart; scrooch
5Middle Frenchratrat
6Old Frenchratrat
7Old High Germanratorat
8Proto-Germanicratō—
9Proto-Germanicrattazrat
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
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