Where does “rake” come from?
Rake derives from Middle English raken, from Old English racian and raca, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- and rew-, roots associated with stretching or reaching movements.
rake (English): A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed...
Definitions
- A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed...
Ancestry of “rake”, step by step
rake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rakehell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rakehell | Immoral; dissolute; A lewd or wanton person; a... |
| 2 | English | hell | A place or situation of great suffering in life;... |
| 3 | Middle English | helle | Hell the Christian place of damnation |
| 4 | Old English | hell | hell |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hallju | the netherworld, the underworld, hell |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haljō | the netherworld, the underworld, hell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |