Where does “réi” come from?

réi (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German rāo, from Proto-West Germanic hrau, from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

réi (Luxembourgish): raw, uncooked; raw, sore

Definitions

  1. raw, uncooked; raw, sore

Ancestry of “réi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrāo—
2Proto-West Germanichrauraw
3Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrawaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrau →