English
ratel
Ratel comes from Afrikaans ratel ‘honey badger’, and goes back to Dutch rateldas.
- Dutchc. 1500–presentrateldas
- Afrikaansmodernratel‘honey badger’
- Englishtodayratel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Dutchc. 1500–presentrateldas
- Afrikaansmodernratel‘honey badger’
- Englishtodayratel
Every English word from Dutch rateldas
Today it means
noun Synonym of honey badger.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dutch rateldas / ratel