Where does “rāo” come from?

rāo (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrau, from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

Ancestry of “rāo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrauraw
2Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “rāo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrawaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrau →