Where does “rasen” come from?
rasen (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch râsen, from Old Dutch rāson, from Proto-West Germanic *rāsōn, from Proto-Germanic rēsōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Ancestry of “rasen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | râsen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | rāson | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *rāsōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rēsōną | to race, rush |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “rasen”