Where does “Rasseln” come from?
Rasseln (German) comes from Middle High German raȥȥeln, from Old High German *raȥȥōn, from Proto-West Germanic *hratōn, from Proto-Germanic hratōną, from Proto-Indo-European krad- — to swing.
Rasseln (German): to rattle
Ancestry of “Rasseln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | raȥȥeln | — |
| 2 | Old High German | *raȥȥōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hratōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hratōną | to swing; sway; shake; to stagger; stumble;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krad- | to swing |
Words derived from “Rasseln”