Where does “rā” come from?

rā (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic raihō, from Proto-Germanic raihô, from Proto-Indo-European róyko-, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

rā (Old English): roe

Definitions

  1. roe

Ancestry of “rā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicraihōroe deer
2Proto-Germanicraihôdeer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanróyko-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “rā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European róyko- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raihô →