Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “raie” come from?

raie (Old French) comes from Frankish hrātu, from Proto-Germanic hrētō, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- — to twist, weave.

raie (Old French): ray

Definitions

  1. ray

Ancestry of “raie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhrātuhoneycomb
2Proto-Germanichrētō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave

Words derived from “raie”

  • ray
  • rayless
  • stingray
  • raying
  • sunray
  • raytraced
  • raylike
  • lightray
  • beray
  • raylessness
  • outray
  • eigenray
  • rayproof
  • X-ray
  • half-ray
  • Blu-ray Disc
  • raylet
  • raycaster
  • raye
  • rayȝe
  • x-raiethie
  • x-rayeux
  • x-rayer
  • stingre
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