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
Ancestry of “rasle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | rasseln | to rattle |
| 2 | Middle High German | raȥȥeln | — |
| 3 | Old High German | *raȥȥōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hratōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hratōną | to swing; sway; shake; to stagger; stumble;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krad- | to swing |