Where does “rá” come from?

rá (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic raihô, from Proto-Indo-European róyko-, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

rá (Old Norse): deer; sail-yard; corner, angle

Definitions

  1. deer; sail-yard; corner, angle

Ancestry of “rá”, step by step

rá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norseᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾroe deer
2Proto-Germanicraihôdeer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanróyko-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

via Proto-Germanic wranhō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwranhōangle, corner, nook
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenk-to turn, twist, bend
3Latvianwer-to turn, to bend

Words derived from “rá”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European róyko- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raihô →