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Etymology · Proto-Germanic

*razną

3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *razną, most common first.

reasonThat which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
barnA building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
ransackTo search (a place, through things, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray.