Where does “rau” come from?

rau (Middle English) comes from Old English hrēaw, from Proto-West Germanic hrau, from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

rau (Middle English): Alternative form of raw

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of raw

Ancestry of “rau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrēawraw, uncooked
2Proto-West Germanichrauraw
3Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrawaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrau →