Where does “gorå” come from?

gorå (Swedish) comes from Swedish råd, from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną — to fit, to fix, to put together.

gorå (Swedish): wafer

Definitions

  1. wafer

Ancestry of “gorå”, step by step

gorå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish råd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishråda piece of advice, counsel; a means; money; a...
2EnglishraidA quick hostile or predatory incursion or...
3Scotsraidraid
4Middle Englishradequick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager
5Old Englishrādroad; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road
6Proto-West Germanicraiduriding, ride
7Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
8Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
9Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Swedish god

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgodgood, morally commendable
2Old Swedishgoþergood
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit

Words derived from “gorå

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną