Where does “rætt” come from?

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

rætt (Old English): rat

Definitions

  1. rat

Ancestry of “rætt”, step by step

rætt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rattaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrattazrat
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Proto-Germanic rattō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrattōrat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁d-to scrape, scratch, gnaw

Words derived from “rætt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →
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