Where does “Bisamrotte” come from?

Bisamrotte (Saterland Frisian) comes from German Bisamratte, from German Ratte, from Middle High German ratte, from Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic ratō, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

Bisamrotte (Saterland Frisian): muskrat

Definitions

  1. muskrat

Ancestry of “Bisamrotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBisamrattemuskrat
2GermanRatterat
3Middle High Germanratte—
4Old High Germanratorat
5Proto-Germanicratō—
6Proto-Germanicrattazrat
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →
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