Where does “Rösschen” come from?

Rösschen (German) comes from German Roß, from Middle High German rāz, from Old High German rāza, from Proto-West Germanic hrātu, from Proto-Germanic hrētō, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- — to twist, weave.

Ancestry of “Rösschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRoßhoneycomb; Alternative spelling of Ross
2Middle High Germanrāz—
3Old High Germanrāzahoneycomb
4Proto-West Germanichrātuhoneycomb
5Proto-Germanichrētō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave
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