Where does “rabo” come from?

rabo (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

rabo (Old High German): a raven

Definitions

  1. a raven

Ancestry of “rabo”, step by step

rabo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic hrabn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrabnraven
2Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Proto-West Germanic *hrabō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hrabōraven
2Proto-Germanic*hrabôraven

Words derived from “rabo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →