Where does “ratte” come from?
ratte (Middle English) comes from Old English ræt, from Old English rætt, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.
ratte (Middle English): rat
Ancestry of “ratte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ræt | Alternative form of rætt |
| 2 | Old English | rætt | rat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
Words derived from “ratte”