Where does “Rage” come from?
Rage (German) comes from French rage, from Middle French rage, from Old French rage, from Latin rabia, from Latin rabiēs, from Latin rabiō, from Proto-Indo-European rebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...
Rage (German): fury, rage
Ancestry of “Rage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | rage | rage; rabies |
| 2 | Middle French | rage | — |
| 3 | Old French | rage | rage; ire; fury |
| 4 | Latin | rabia | rage |
| 5 | Latin | rabiēs | — |
| 6 | Latin | rabiō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | rebʰ- | rib; violent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lebʰ- | youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,... |