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Where does “hrātu” come from?

hrātu (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic hrētō, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- — to twist, weave.

hrātu (Frankish): honeycomb

Definitions

  1. honeycomb

Ancestry of “hrātu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrētō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave
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