Where does “raton” come from?

raton (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.

raton (French): young rat; raccoon; someone of Arab or Algerian...

Definitions

  1. young rat; raccoon; someone of Arab or Algerian...

Ancestry of “raton”, 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 “raton”

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