Where does “raat” come from?

raat (Middle English) comes from Old English ræt, from Old English rætt, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

raat (Middle English): Alternative form of ratte

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ratte

Ancestry of “raat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishrætAlternative form of rætt
2Old Englishrættrat
3Proto-Germanicrattazrat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “raat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Old English rætt →