Rat

German (Berlin)

/ʀaːt/

noun
Definitions
  • advice
  • council
  • councilor, councillor

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German rāt inherited from *rād inherited from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz (counsel, advice).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*rēdaz

Gloss

counsel, advice

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