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
Definitions
- bookworm
Ancestry of “Leseratte”, step by step
Leseratte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ratte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via German Lesen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lesen | gerund of lesen; reading; reading |
| 2 | Middle High German | lesen | to read, to read aloud |
| 3 | Old High German | lesan | to read, to read aloud; to examine; to collect |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *lesan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lesaną | to gather, collect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |