Where does “reke” come from?

reke (Middle English) comes from Old English hrēac, from Proto-Germanic hraukaz — pile (of stones); heap.

reke (Middle English): smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “reke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrēacstack; rick, stack
2Proto-Germanichraukazpile (of stones); heap

Words derived from “reke”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hraukaz →Every word from Old English hrēac →