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Where does “hrātu” come from?

hrātu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hrētō, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t- — to twist, weave.

hrātu (Proto-West Germanic): honeycomb

Definitions

  1. honeycomb

Ancestry of “hrātu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrētō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥t-to twist, weave

Words derived from “hrātu”

  • Roß
  • rāza
  • rāz
  • Ros
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