Where does “rǣw” come from?

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

rǣw (Old English): line, row

Definitions

  1. line, row

Ancestry of “rǣw”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rǣw”

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