Where does “Ratt” come from?

Ratt (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German ratte, from Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic ratō, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

Ratt (Hunsrik): rat

Definitions

  1. rat

Ancestry of “Ratt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanratte—
2Old High Germanratorat
3Proto-Germanicratō—
4Proto-Germanicrattazrat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic ratō →