rathe
English
/ɹeɪð/
adj
Definitions
- (poetic) Ripening or blooming early.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rathe inherited from Old English hræþ inherited from Proto-Germanic *hraþaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *kret- (beat, move quickly, shake, hit, quick, strike).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kret-
Gloss
beat, move quickly, shake, hit, quick, strike
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
💓 🥁 🥊 🪘 🫀
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rather English
- ratherish English
- gerade German
- geradebiegen German
- geradestehen German
- geradkettig German
- kerzengerade German
- schnurgerade German
- ungerade German
- rad Dutch, Flemish
- radbraken Dutch, Flemish
- raddraaier Dutch, Flemish
- raderboot Dutch, Flemish
- raderschip Dutch, Flemish
- raderstoomboot Dutch, Flemish
- raderwerk Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenrad Dutch, Flemish
- stuurrad Dutch, Flemish
- tandrad Dutch, Flemish
- -κρατία Ancient Greek
- Κράτης Ancient Greek
- Κράτιππος Ancient Greek
- Κρατύλος Ancient Greek
- Μενεκράτης Ancient Greek
- Ναύκρατις Ancient Greek
- Ξενοκράτης Ancient Greek
- Πολυκράτης Ancient Greek
- Τιμοκράτης Ancient Greek
- Φιλοκράτης Ancient Greek
- δημοκρατία Ancient Greek
- θεοκρατία Ancient Greek
- κράταιγος Ancient Greek
- κράτος Ancient Greek
- κρατέω Ancient Greek
- κραταιός Ancient Greek
- κρότος Ancient Greek
- Ἀμφικράτης Ancient Greek
- Ἀναξικράτης Ancient Greek
- Ἀντικράτης Ancient Greek
- ἐγκρατής Ancient Greek
- Ἐχεκράτης Ancient Greek
- Ἑρμοκράτης Ancient Greek
- ἱπποκρατία Ancient Greek
- Ἰσοκράτης Ancient Greek
- Ἰφικράτης Ancient Greek
- Ἱπποκράτης Ancient Greek
- *kert- Proto-Indo-European
- *kort-ús Proto-Indo-European
- *kret- Proto-Indo-European
- *krétus Proto-Indo-European
- *kr̥t- Proto-Indo-European
- *hardijaną Proto-Germanic
- *harduz Proto-Germanic
- *hardį̄ Proto-Germanic
- *hraþaz Proto-Germanic
- *hrindaną Proto-Germanic
- bernhardinar Norwegian Nynorsk
- sanktbernhardshund Norwegian Nynorsk
- hræþ Old English
- rathe Middle English
- rather Middle English
- harðleikr Old Norse
- vaka Old Norse
- κράτος Greek (modern)
- rat Middle Dutch
- redder Pennsylvania German