Where does “rakel” come from?
rakel (Dutch) comes from Dutch rakelen, from Dutch raken, from Middle Dutch rāken, from Old Dutch rakon, from Proto-Germanic rakōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
rakel (Dutch): A rake; A squeegee
Definitions
- A rake; A squeegee
Ancestry of “rakel”, step by step
rakel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rakelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rakelen | to rake |
| 2 | Dutch | raken | to touch; to hit; to become |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | rāken | to touch |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rakon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rakōną | to take a course or direction; to run; to choose... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via German Rakel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rakel | squeegee |