Where does “rato” come from?
rato (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic ratō, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.
rato (Old High German): rat
Ancestry of “rato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ratō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
Words derived from “rato”