Where does “rattus” come from?

rattus (Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

rattus (Latin): rat

Definitions

  1. rat

Ancestry of “rattus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrattazrat
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “rattus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →