ῥατάνη

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ῥατάνη: ἡ, Δωρ. ῥατάνα, Αἰολ. βρατάνα, «ῥατάναν· τορύνην» Ἡσύχ.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical 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.