Where does “raken” come from?

raken (Middle English) comes from Old English racian, from Proto-Germanic rakōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

raken (Middle English): to rake

Definitions

  1. to rake

Ancestry of “raken”, step by step

raken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English racian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishracianto rule, to direct; to take a course of action
2Proto-Germanicrakōnąto take a course or direction; to run; to choose...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Old Norse ráka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserákato scrape together
2Proto-Germanicrakącord

Words derived from “raken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rakōną →Every word from Old English racian →