Where does “lancræche” come from?

lancræche (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German rechen, from Old High German rehhan, from Proto-West Germanic rekan, from Proto-Germanic rekaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

lancræche (Middle High German): vengeful

Definitions

  1. vengeful

Ancestry of “lancræche”, step by step

lancræche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German rechen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrechento rake, to pile, to heap
2Old High Germanrehhanto rake, to pile, to heap
3Proto-West Germanicrekanto rake up, to pile up, to heap up
4Proto-Germanicrekanąto rake up, to pile up, to heap up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Middle High German lanc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlanc—
2Old High Germanlanglong
3Proto-West Germaniclanglong
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Germanic rekaną →