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Where does “wratja” come from?

wratja (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic wratjō — red dye.

Ancestry of “wratja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwratjōred dye

Words derived from “wratja”

  • garancine
  • warence
  • garanza
  • garance
  • garance
  • warance
  • garance
Every word from Proto-Germanic wratjō →