Where does “raten” come from?
raten (Middle English) comes from Old Norse hrata, from Proto-Germanic hratōną, from Proto-Indo-European krad- — to swing.
raten (Middle English): to scold, chide
Ancestry of “raten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hrata | to refuse, reject, slight, find fault with |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hratōną | to swing; sway; shake; to stagger; stumble;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krad- | to swing |