Where does “raw” come from?

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

raw (Middle English): Alternative form of rawe; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of rawe; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “raw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishraweraw; raw, unprocessed, unfiltered; wounded, hurt,...
2Old Englishhrēawraw, uncooked
3Proto-West Germanichrauraw
4Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “raw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrawaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrau →