Where does “Rachsucht” come from?

Rachsucht (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.

Rachsucht (German): vindictiveness, vengefulness, strong desire for...

Definitions

  1. vindictiveness, vengefulness, strong desire for...

Ancestry of “Rachsucht”, step by step

Rachsucht 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 Sücht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSüchtaddiction
2Middle High Germansuht—
3Old High Germansuht—
4Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
5Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreg- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hrakō →