Where does “Ratespiel” come from?
Ratespiel (German) comes from German raten, from Middle High German rāten, from Old High German rātan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ratespiel (German): guessing game
Ancestry of “Ratespiel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | raten | to advise; to recommend; to guess |
| 2 | Middle High German | rāten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rātan | to decide, advise |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rādan | to advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |