Where does “Rattenlinie” come from?
Rattenlinie (German) comes from English ratline, from English raddling, from English raddle, from English reddle, from English ruddle, from English rud, from Middle English rudden, from Old English rudian — red.
Rattenlinie (German): ratline
Definitions
- ratline
Ancestry of “Rattenlinie”, step by step
Rattenlinie traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ratline
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ratline | The rope or similar material used to make... |
| 2 | English | raddling | present participle of raddle |
| 3 | English | raddle | A red ochre; To mark with raddle; to daub... |
| 4 | English | reddle | Red ochre; To redden |
| 5 | English | ruddle | A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep;... |
| 6 | English | rud | redness; blush; ruddle; red ochre; Alternative... |
| 7 | Middle English | rudden | To rub between the hands; to rub oneself (with something); to move back and forwards on a surface |
| 8 | Old English | rudian | to be ruddy |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | rodēn | to be red |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rudāną | to be red |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rudʰéh₁ti | to be red |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
via German linie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | linie | line |
| 2 | Polish | linia | line |
| 3 | Polish | -uszek | forms masculine diminutives |
| 4 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 5 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 7 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |