Where does “rāthūs” come from?

rāthūs (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “rāthūs”, step by step

rāthūs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rēdaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Proto-Germanic hūsą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “rāthūs

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-