Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “rāza” come from?

rāza (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrātu, from Proto-Germanic hrētō, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- — to twist, weave.

Ancestry of “rāza”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rāza”

  • Roß
  • rāz
  • Ros
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- →