Where does “rake” come from?

rake (Middle English) comes from Old English raca, from Proto-Germanic rakō, from Proto-Germanic rak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rake (Middle English): path

Definitions

  1. path

Ancestry of “rake”, step by step

rake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English raca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishracarake
2Proto-Germanicrakōdirection, course, path, track; an unwinding,...
3Proto-Germanicrak-to gather, heap up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Old Norse rák

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserákstrip, stripe; furrow; small mountain ravine
2Proto-Germanicrēkōruler, chief
3Proto-Indo-European(o)reg'-—

Words derived from “rake”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rakō →