Rah
German (Berlin)
/raː/
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) yard horizontal spar on the mast of a sailing ship
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German râ derived from Proto-Germanic *rahō derived from Middle High German rahe (pole, bar) derived from Old High German raha.
Origin
Old High German
raha
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Thackeray English
- Rahsegel German
- Segel German
- ra Dutch, Flemish
- razeil Dutch, Flemish
- рей Russian
- *rahō Proto-Germanic
- *raihô Proto-Germanic
- *wranhō Proto-Germanic
- reja Polish
- wro Middle English
- rá Old Norse
- ra Middle Dutch
- raha Old High German
- rahe Middle High German
- râ Middle Low German
- рея Ukrainian