Where does “rāw” come from?

rāw (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic raiwō, from Proto-Indo-European reyk- — to tear, scratch; streak; to carve, scratch, etch.

Ancestry of “rāw”, step by step

rāw traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic raiwō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraiwō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreyk-to tear, scratch; streak; to carve, scratch, etch

via Proto-Germanic raih-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraih-streak; row

via Proto-Germanic raigwō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraigwō—

Words derived from “rāw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raiwō →