rase

rase · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁reh₁s-“to flow; to rush”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*rēsōną“to rush”
3. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*rāsōn“to rush”
4. Old Dutch · derived from*rāson
5. Middle Dutch · derived fromrâsen
6. Middle English · inherited fromrasen
7. English todayrase

From Late Middle English rasen, rasyn (“to rage; to enrage (?)”), probably from Middle Dutch râsen, râzen (“to be extremely angry, rage; to be mad, rave; to talk nonsense; of a dog: to be rabid”), from Old Dutch *rāson (modern Dutch razen), from Proto-West Germanic *rāsōn (“to rush”), Proto-Germanic *rēsōną (“to rush”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s- (“to flow; to rush”). cognates * Swedish rasa (“rage”)

rase · verb²

PIE word *wréh₂ds A variant of race (“(obsolete) to pluck; to pull off; to snatch; to tear”), partly influenced by raze.

rase · verb, noun³

1. Middle English · inherited fromrasen
2. English todayrase

A variant of raze, from Middle English rasen: see further at raze.

rase · noun⁴

1. Latin · derived fromrāsus
2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromrase“level measure of grain”
3. Proto-Italic · derived from*razdō
4. Latin · derived fromrāsus“scraped; shaved”
5. Late Latin · derived fromrāsum
6. English todayrase

Probably either: * from Late Latin rāsum (neuter), rāsa (“level measure of grain”, feminine), a noun use of Latin rāsus (“scraped; shaved”, masculine), the perfect passive participle of rādō (“to scrape; to scratch; to shave; to touch upon, graze”), from Proto-Italic *razdō, further etymology unknown; or * from Anglo-Norman rase (“level measure of grain”), from Latin rāsus (see above).

rase · verb⁵

From rase, race (“(usually white) marking on the head of an animal, chiefly a horse”); further etymology uncertain, possibly a specific use of race (“(obsolete) mark; cut, scratch”, noun), from race (“to cut, slash; to scratch; to tear”) (southwest England), a variant of raze.

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