Where does “rater” come from?

rater (French) comes from French rat, from Middle French rat, from Old French rat, from Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic ratō, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

rater (French): to miss; to fail; to screw up; to mess up

Definitions

  1. to miss; to fail; to screw up; to mess up

Ancestry of “rater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchratrat; sweetheart; scrooch
2Middle Frenchratrat
3Old Frenchratrat rodent
4Old High Germanratorat
5Proto-Germanicratō—
6Proto-Germanicrattazrat
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “rater”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ratō →