ratel.
ratchet, rattle
Meaning & usage
ratchet, rattle
ratchet (tool or mechanism)
socket wrench
rattle (organ for making noise, such as a rattlesnake's)
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch ratele.
honeycomb
ratel
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch ratele, a compound of râte (“honeycomb”) and -ele. The suffix is ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent/instrumental/diminutive suffix), and râte (now raat) is ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hrātu (“honeycomb”), which is probably inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrētō-.
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