Where does “Rachedrama” come from?

Rachedrama (German) comes from German rāche, 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.

Rachedrama (German): revenge drama

Definitions

  1. revenge drama

Ancestry of “Rachedrama”, step by step

Rachedrama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rāche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrācherevenge; vengeance
2Middle High Germanrācherevenge
3Old High Germanrahhothroat
4Proto-West Germanic*hrakōthe back of the mouth; throat, gullet
5Proto-Indo-Europeankreg-to caw, crow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via German Drama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDramadrama
2Late Latindramadrama, play
3Ancient Greekδρᾶμαa deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...
4Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
5Proto-Hellenicdráwō
6Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreg-Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hrakō
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