Where does “brunråtta” come from?
brunråtta (Swedish) comes from Swedish råtta, from Swedish rätt, from Middle Low German rât, from Old Saxon rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
brunråtta (Swedish): brown rat, Rattus norvegicus
Definitions
- brown rat, Rattus norvegicus
Ancestry of “brunråtta”, step by step
brunråtta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish råtta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | råtta | rat; an omnivorous rodent of the genus "Rattus" |
| 2 | Swedish | rätt | right, correct; rightly, correctly; rather,... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rât | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | rāt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |