rag

spider silk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rɑx/

Etymology

Cognate with Western Frisian: reach

Cognate with Old Saxon: raginna

Cognate with Old English: ragu

In summary

Unknown, only found to be related to West Frisian reach, though possibly more distantly to Old Saxon raginna (“rough hair”), Old English ragu (“moss”).

Concepts

spider web

🕸️

cobweb

rag

silk

Synonyms

spinrag

web

spinneweb

draad

🧵

zijde

Translations

Spinngewebe

seda

Seide

Spinnwebe

μετάξι

μέταξα

soie

ragtime

rag

seta

ئاوریشم

sēricum

seda

jedwab

seda