Where does “ratta” come from?
ratta (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ratte, from Norwegian Bokmål ratt, from Middle Low German rât, from Old Saxon rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
ratta (Norwegian Bokmål): definite plural of ratt; inflection of ratte:
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Definitions
- definite plural of ratt; inflection of ratte:
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Ancestry of “ratta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ratte | to steer, drive |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | ratt | a steering wheel; imperative of ratte |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rât | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | rāt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |