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.
Ancestry of “rāta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hrātu | honeycomb |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrētō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥t- | to twist, weave |