Where does “rāz” come from?

rāz (Middle High German) comes from Old High German rāza, from Proto-West Germanic hrātu, from Proto-Germanic hrētō, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- — to twist, weave.

Ancestry of “rāz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrāzahoneycomb
2Proto-West Germanichrātuhoneycomb
3Proto-Germanichrētō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave

Words derived from “rāz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrētō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrātu →