Where does “rök” come from?

rök (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rǫk, from Proto-Germanic rakō, from Proto-Germanic rak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rök (Icelandic): reasoning, arguments

Definitions

  1. reasoning, arguments

Ancestry of “rök”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserǫkargument, reasoning; track, course; fate,...
2Proto-Germanicrakōdirection, course, path, track; an unwinding,...
3Proto-Germanicrak-to gather, heap up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rök”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rakō →