- *ῥατάνη
- *ῥατάνηGrammatical information: f.Meaning: `stirring spoon, scoop' only in (Dor.) ῥατάναν τορύνην and βρατάναν τορύνην. Ήλεῖοι H.Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Instrument-name in -άνη like πατ-, δρεπ-, οὑρ-άνη a.o., either from a zero grade verb (e.g. aor. *Ϝρατ-εῖν) or from a noun (e.g. *Ϝρατ-η). An enlarged verb-form is perh. found in βρατάνει ῥαΐζει ἀπὸ νόσου. Ήλεῖοι H., prop. "turns (himself) (to better)"; cf. e.g. βλαστ-άνω : βλαστ-εῖν, αἰσθ-άνομαι : αἰσθ-έσθαι (slightly diff. Schwyzer 700 n. 3). From a noun stemms ἄ-ρρατ-ος (like ἄ-μαχ-ος : μάχη a.o.); s. v. -- Beside it with ρ-suffix (-άριον?) and Aeol. ρο = ρα: ῥοταρία (-άρια?) τορύνιον H.; Bechtel Dial. 2, 864. -- The basic verb is well known from many languages, e.g. Skt. vártate, Lat. vertō `turn (himself)', Germ., e.g. Goth. wairÞan 'werden'. Further forms w. rich lit. in WP. 1, 274f., Pok. 1156ff., W.-Hofmann s. vertō. Older lit. also in Bq. -- The variants βρατ-\/βροτ-, and the suffix -αν-, rather point to a Pre-Greek word.Page in Frisk: 2,644-645
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.
