Where does “rauta” come from?

rauta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic reutaną, from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- — to weep.

rauta (Old Norse): to roar

Definitions

  1. to roar

Ancestry of “rauta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicreutanąto cry, to wail
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewdH-to weep

Words derived from “rauta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewdH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reutaną →