rauw

Dutch (Brabantic)

/rɑu̯/

adj
Definitions
  • raw, uncooked
  • raw, in a roughed up state, e.g. skinned or infected
  • hard, cruel, gross, rude

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch rou inherited from Old Dutch *rao inherited from *hrau inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz (uncooked, raw) derived from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (blood of a wound, fresh blood, raw meat, blood outside the body).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*krewh₂-

Gloss

blood of a wound, fresh blood, raw meat, blood outside the body

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