Where does “reka” come from?

reka (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse reka, from Old Norse vreka, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

reka (Icelandic): to drive; to run; coerce, drive

Definitions

  1. to drive; to run; coerce, drive

Ancestry of “reka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserekashovel; to drive
2Old Norsevrekato drive
3Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Old Norse vreka →