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Where does “raser” come from?

raser (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rasere, from French raser, from Old French raser, from Vulgar Latin raso, from Latin rāsus, from Latin rādō, from Proto-Italic razdō, from Proto-Indo-European rh₁d-dʰ- — to scrape, scratch, gnaw.

raser (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of rase; imperative of rasere;...

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of rase; imperative of rasere;...

Ancestry of “raser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrasereto demolish, destroy, raze
2Frenchraserto shave; to brush, lightly touch; to raze
3Old Frenchraserto shave
4Vulgar Latinrasodative masculine singular of rāsus; dative neuter...
5Latinrāsus—
6Latinrādō—
7Proto-Italicrazdō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanrh₁d-dʰ-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reh₁d- →