Where does “rák” come from?
rák (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rák, from Proto-Germanic rēkō, from Proto-Indo-European (o)reg'-.
rák (Icelandic): streak, stripe
Ancestry of “rák”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | rák | strip, stripe; furrow; small mountain ravine |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rēkō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (o)reg'- | — |