Where does “rasle” come from?

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

rasle (Norwegian Bokmål): to rattle; to rustle

Definitions

  1. to rattle; to rustle

Ancestry of “rasle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrasselnto rattle
2Middle High Germanraȥȥelnto turn
3Old High German*raȥȥōn—
4Proto-West Germanic*hratōn—
5Proto-Germanichratōnąto swing; sway; shake; to stagger; stumble;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrad-to swing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krad- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hratōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hratōn →