Middle English word rether comes from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-, and later Proto-Germanic *hradaz (Quick, hasty.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*kert- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*ḱerh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*hradaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Quick, hasty. |
*hrunþaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A horned beast, as in a neat or ox. |
hræþ | Old English (ang) | |
*hraþô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
hrūþ | Old English (ang) | |
hriþer | Old English (ang) | Cattle. |
hraþe | Old English (ang) | Quickly, rapidly. |
rather | Middle English (enm) |