Where does “rayȝe” come from?
rayȝe (Middle English) comes from Old French raie, from Frankish hrātu, from Proto-Germanic hrētō, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- — to twist, weave.
Ancestry of “rayȝe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | raie | ray |
| 2 | Frankish | hrātu | honeycomb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrētō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥t- | to twist, weave |
Words derived from “rayȝe”