Where does “ratte” come from?
ratte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic ratō, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.
Ancestry of “ratte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | rato | rat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ratō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
Words derived from “ratte”