Where does “ree” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ree”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ree”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrētō →Every word from Frankish hrātu →
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