Where does “rae” come from?
rae (Middle English) comes from Middle English raw, from Middle English rawe, from Old English hrēaw, from Proto-West Germanic hrau, from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
rae (Middle English): Alternative form of raw
Ancestry of “rae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | raw | Alternative form of rawe; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Middle English | rawe | raw; raw, unprocessed, unfiltered; wounded, hurt,... |
| 3 | Old English | hrēaw | raw, uncooked |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hrau | raw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrawaz | raw, uncooked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |