Where does “ræt” come from?

ræt (Old English) comes from Old English rætt, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

ræt (Old English): Alternative form of rætt

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of rætt

Ancestry of “ræt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrættrat
2Proto-Germanicrattazrat
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

Words derived from “ræt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Old English rætt →
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