Where does “rēke” come from?

rēke (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch reko, from Proto-West Germanic rekō, from Proto-Germanic rekô — ruler, chief; king; rake.

rēke (Middle Dutch): row, line

Definitions

  1. row, line

Ancestry of “rēke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchreko—
2Proto-West Germanicrekōking, ruler, leader
3Proto-Germanicrekôruler, chief; king; rake

Words derived from “rēke”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rekô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rekō →Every word from Old Dutch reko →