Where does “raga” come from?
raga (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
raga (Swedish): to stagger
Definitions
- to stagger
Ancestry of “raga”, step by step
raga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via German Ręgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ręgen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | rëgen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | regan | rain |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | regn | rain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | regną | rain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreǵ- | to flow |
via Swedish råge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | råge | the extra quantity beyond full of something heaped (like a heaped teaspoon, or for example a barrel), heaping, heap |