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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | rāza | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hrātu | honeycomb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrētō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥t- | to twist, weave |