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 acquire; to hit ; to reach; to touch
Definitions
- to acquire; to hit ; to reach; to touch
Ancestry of “rāken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | rakon | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rakōną | to take a course or direction; to run; to choose... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
Words derived from “rāken”