Where does “rakkur” come from?

rakkur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rakkr, from Proto-Germanic rankaz, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.

rakkur (Icelandic): straight, upright

Definitions

  1. straight, upright

Ancestry of “rakkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserakkrbold
2Proto-Germanicrankazerect, upright
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rankaz →Every word from Old Norse rakkr →