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

Definitions

  1. to rattle

Ancestry of “rasseln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanraȥȥelnto turn
2Old High German*raȥȥōn—
3Proto-West Germanic*hratōn—
4Proto-Germanichratōnąto swing; sway; shake; to stagger; stumble;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrad-to swing

Words derived from “rasseln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krad- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hratōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hratōn →