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Where does “*raþ” come from?

*raþ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic raþą, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

Ancestry of “*raþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicraþąwheel
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll
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