Where does “rackne” come from?

rackne (English) comes from English rack, from Old English reċċan, from Proto-West Germanic rakkjan, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

rackne (English): Acne on the breasts

Definitions

  1. Acne on the breasts

Ancestry of “rackne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrackA series of one or more shelves, stacked one...
2Old Englishreċċanto stretch, extend; to stretch out, extend
3Proto-West Germanicrakkjanto stretch, to straighten
4Proto-Germanicrakjanąto stretch, to straighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃roǵéyetito straighten, to make straight, to cause to be...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti
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