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.

rāza (Old High German): honeycomb

Definitions

  1. honeycomb

Ancestry of “rāza”, step by step

rāza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic hrātu

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

via Proto-Germanic hrētō-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrētō-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankreh₁d-eh₂-—

Words derived from “rāza”

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