Where does “rakehellish” come from?
rakehellish (English) comes from English rakehell, 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.
Ancestry of “rakehellish”, step by step
rakehellish 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 | rake | A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed... |
| 3 | Middle English | rake | path |
| 4 | Old English | raca | rake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rakō | direction, course, path, track; an unwinding,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rak- | to gather, heap up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |