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Where does “raȥȥeln” come from?

raȥȥeln (Middle High German) comes from Old High German *raȥȥōn, from Proto-West Germanic *hratōn, from Proto-Germanic hratōną, from Proto-Indo-European krad- — to swing.

Ancestry of “raȥȥeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*raȥȥōn—
2Proto-West Germanic*hratōn—
3Proto-Germanichratōnąto swing; sway; shake; to stagger; stumble;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrad-to swing
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