Where does “rakel” come from?

rakel (Indonesian) comes from Dutch rakel, from Dutch rakelen, from Dutch raken, from Middle Dutch rāken, from Old Dutch rakon, from Proto-Germanic rakōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rakel (Indonesian): a squeegee (printing tool)

Definitions

  1. a squeegee (printing tool)

Ancestry of “rakel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchrakelA rake; A squeegee
2Dutchrakelento rake
3Dutchrakento touch; to hit; to become
4Middle Dutchrākento touch
5Old Dutchrakon
6Proto-Germanicrakōnąto take a course or direction; to run; to choose...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rakōnąEvery word from Old Dutch rakon