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Where does “hrau” come from?

hrau (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

hrau (Proto-West Germanic): raw

Definitions

  1. raw

Ancestry of “hrau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “hrau”

  • row
  • raw
  • rowed
  • roe
  • rowdy
  • rowboat
  • rawhide
  • rawness
  • rawboned
  • rowdyism
  • rowdiness
  • windrow
  • rowhouse
  • rawly
  • arow
  • fencerow
  • rowdyish
  • multirow
  • cornrow
  • roedeer
  • interrow
  • rowdily
  • roed
  • toothrow
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