Where does “rakk” come from?

rakk (Estonian) comes from Old Swedish rakke, from Old Norse rakki — dog.

rakk (Estonian): cell; blister; The nest of a hornet or a wasp

Definitions

  1. cell; blister; The nest of a hornet or a wasp

Ancestry of “rakk”, step by step

rakk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish rakke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishrakkedog
2Old Norserakkidog

via Swedish räck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishräcka rack (for holding electronic equipment)

Words derived from “rakk”

Every word from Old Norse rakki →Every word from Old Swedish rakke →