Where does “rakehell” come from?
rakehell (English) comes from English rake, from Middle English rake, from Old English raca, from Proto-Germanic rakō, from Proto-Germanic rak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
rakehell (English): Immoral; dissolute; A lewd or wanton person; a...
Definitions
- Immoral; dissolute; A lewd or wanton person; a...
Ancestry of “rakehell”, step by step
rakehell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rake | A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed... |
| 2 | Middle English | rake | path |
| 3 | Old English | raca | rake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rakō | direction, course, path, track; an unwinding,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rak- | to gather, heap up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English hell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hell | A place or situation of great suffering in life;... |
| 2 | Middle English | helle | Hell the Christian place of damnation |
| 3 | Old English | hell | hell |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hallju | the netherworld, the underworld, hell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haljō | the netherworld, the underworld, hell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |