Where does “rāta” come from?

rāta (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrātu, from Proto-Germanic hrētō, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- — to twist, weave.

rāta (Old Dutch): honeycomb

Definitions

  1. honeycomb

Ancestry of “rāta”, step by step

rāta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic hrātu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrātuhoneycomb
2Proto-Germanichrētō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave

via Frankish hrātu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhrātuhoneycomb

Words derived from “rāta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrētō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrātu →