Where does “rata” come from?

rata (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rata, from Proto-Germanic wratōną — to wander, roam; to travel.

rata (Icelandic): to find one’s way

Definitions

  1. to find one’s way

Ancestry of “rata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserata—
2Proto-Germanicwratōnąto wander, roam; to travel

Words derived from “rata”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wratōną →Every word from Old Norse rata →
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