Where does “rakehoe” come from?
rakehoe (English) comes from English hoe, from Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish hauwā, from Frankish hauwan, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
rakehoe (English): A tool, comprising a rake and form of hoe, used in the suppression of wildfires
Definitions
- A tool, comprising a rake and form of hoe, used in the suppression of wildfires
Ancestry of “rakehoe”, step by step
rakehoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hoe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hoe | An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle... |
| 2 | Middle English | howe | mattock, pickaxe |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | houe | hoe |
| 4 | Frankish | hauwā | hoe, mattock |
| 5 | Frankish | hauwan | to hew; to chop; to hew, to chop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via English rake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rake | A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed... |
| 2 | English | rakehell | Immoral; dissolute; A lewd or wanton person; a... |
| 3 | English | hell | A place or situation of great suffering in life;... |
| 4 | Middle English | helle | Hell the Christian place of damnation |
| 5 | Old English | hell | hell |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hallju | the netherworld, the underworld, hell |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haljō | the netherworld, the underworld, hell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |