Where does “reje” come from?

reje (Danish) comes from Old Danish rækæ, from Proto-Slavic rakъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos — looking backwards.

reje (Danish): shrimp, prawn

Definitions

  1. shrimp, prawn

Ancestry of “reje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishrækæ—
2Proto-Slavicrakъcrayfish
3Proto-Balto-Slavicrṓˀkas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₃kʷoslooking backwards

Words derived from “reje”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rṓˀkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rakъ →