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Where does “ravere” come from?

ravere (Middle English) comes from English rave, from Middle English raven, from Old English hræfn, from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

Ancestry of “ravere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishraveAn enthusiastic review; An all-night dance party...
2Middle Englishravento wander; to rave; talk like a madman
3Old Englishhræfnraven
4Proto-West Germanichrabnraven
5Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “ravere”

  • raver
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