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Where does “rauk” come from?

rauk (Gutnish) comes from Old Norse hraukr, from Proto-Germanic hraukaz — pile ; heap; haystack.

rauk (Gutnish): rock, formed by abrasion, that's created by rocks...

Definitions

  1. rock, formed by abrasion, that's created by rocks...

Ancestry of “rauk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehraukrpile, stack; mountain; lone high rock
2Proto-Germanichraukazpile ; heap; haystack

Words derived from “rauk”

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