Where does “ratusz” come from?

ratusz (Polish) comes from Middle High German rāthūs, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ratusz (Polish): town hall, city hall; the government of a city

Definitions

  1. town hall, city hall; the government of a city

Ancestry of “ratusz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrāthūs—
2Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “ratusz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →
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