Where does “reken” come from?
reken (Middle English) comes from Old Norse reka, from Old Norse vreka, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.
reken (Middle English): to smoke; to drive; move; tend
Definitions
- to smoke; to drive; move; tend
Ancestry of “reken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | reka | shovel; to drive |
| 2 | Old Norse | vreka | to drive |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wrekaną | to pursue, to drive out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |
Words derived from “reken”