Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rēswô ‎(“counsellor”), from Proto-Germanic *raisa-, *raþja-, *raid-a- ‎(“account, explanation”), from Proto-Germanic *rē-, *rai-, *rī- ‎(“to count, talk”), from Proto-Indo-European *(a)rēy-, *rei- ‎(“to regulate, reason, count”). Cognate with Old Norse ræsir ‎(“leader, chief, king, prince”), Old English rǣswan ‎(“to consider, conjecture”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈræːzwɑ/