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Where does “ræran” come from?

ræran (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic raizijaną, from Proto-Germanic rīsaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

ræran (Old English): to raise, set upright, begin, create, rouse,...

Definitions

  1. to raise, set upright, begin, create, rouse,...

Ancestry of “ræran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraizijanąto cause to rise; raise
2Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise
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