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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

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

Words derived from “rá”

  • Thackeray
  • Roscoe
  • Thackerayan
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