Where does “rāken” come from?

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

rāken (Middle Dutch): to touch

Definitions

  1. to touch

Ancestry of “rāken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrakon—
2Proto-Germanicrakōnąto take a course or direction; to run; to choose...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rāken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rakōną →Every word from Old Dutch rakon →