Where does “Leseratte” come from?
Leseratte (German) comes from German Ratte, from Middle High German ratte, from Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic ratō, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.
Leseratte (German): bookworm
Ancestry of “Leseratte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Ratte | rat |
| 2 | Middle High German | ratte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rato | rat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ratō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |