Where does “reke” come from?
reke (Middle English) comes from Old English hrēac, from Proto-Germanic hraukaz — pile ; heap; haystack.
reke (Middle English): smoke
Ancestry of “reke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hrēac | stack; rick, stack |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hraukaz | pile ; heap; haystack |
Words derived from “reke”