Where does “Raak” come from?

Raak (Low German) comes from Middle Low German rāke, from Old Saxon raka, from Proto-Germanic rakō, from Proto-Germanic rak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Raak (Low German): firestick; poker

Definitions

  1. firestick; poker

Ancestry of “Raak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrāke—
2Old Saxonraka—
3Proto-Germanicrakōdirection, course, path, track; an unwinding,...
4Proto-Germanicrak-to gather, heap up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rakō →