Where does “rāche” come from?

rāche (German) comes from Middle High German rāche, from Old High German rahho, from Proto-West Germanic *hrakō, from Proto-Indo-European kreg-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

rāche (German): revenge; vengeance

Definitions

  1. revenge; vengeance

Ancestry of “rāche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrācherevenge
2Old High Germanrahhothroat
3Proto-West Germanic*hrakōthe back of the mouth; throat, gullet
4Proto-Indo-Europeankreg-to caw, crow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “rāche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreg- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hrakō →