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Where does “rǣran” come from?

rǣran (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.

rǣran (Old English): to cause to rise, raise, rear, build, create; to...

Definitions

  1. to cause to rise, raise, rear, build, create; to...

Ancestry of “rǣran”, 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

Words derived from “rǣran”

  • rear
  • rearing
  • rearview
  • rearguard
  • childrearing
  • rearward
  • rearmost
  • rearfoot
  • rearer
  • rearwards
  • rearwardly
  • reareth
  • rearseat
  • childrearer
  • rearwardness
  • rear-view mirror
  • reren
  • rerynge
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