*rattō

Runic: ᚱᚨᛏᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈrɑt.tɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

rat

Uncertain; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d- (‘to gnaw’). See *rattaz for more.

*rattu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *ratta, *rotta (Old Dutch)
  - ratte, rotte (Middle Dutch)
    - rat (Limburgish)
*rattu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *ratta, *rotta (Old Dutch)
  - ratte, rotte (Middle Dutch)
    - rat, rot (Dutch)
      - rot (Afrikaans)
*rattu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *ratte (Old Frisian)
  - Rotte (Saterland Frisian)
  - rôt (West Frisian)
*rattu (Proto-West Germanic)
- ratta, ratza (Old High German)
  - ratze (Middle High German)
    - Ratze, Ratz (German)
    - ראַץ (rats) (Yiddish)
*rattu (Proto-West Germanic)
- ratta (Old Saxon)
  - ratte, rotte (Middle Low German)
    - rotte (Danish)
    - rotta (Elfdalian)
    - rott (Estonian)
    - rotta (Faroese)
    - Rötte, Rött, Rott (German Low German)
    - råtte, råttå (Gutnish)
    - rotta (Icelandic)
    - ratte (Low German)
    - rotta (Norn)
    - rotte (Norwegian)
    - Raut (Plautdietsch)
*rattu (Proto-West Germanic)
- ratta (Old Saxon)
  - ratte, rotte (Middle Low German)
    - rotta (Old Swedish)
      - rotta (Finnish)
      - råtta (Swedish)