Where does “rere” come from?

rere (Middle French) comes from Old French rere, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

rere (Middle French): to shave

Definitions

  1. to shave

Ancestry of “rere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrerelate; after; later on; behind
2Latinrādōto scrape, shave, scratch
3Proto-Italicrazdō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic razdō →
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