Where does “rāche” come from?
rāche (Middle High German) comes from Old High German rahho, from Proto-West Germanic *hrakō, from Proto-Indo-European kreg-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Ancestry of “rāche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | rahho | throat |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hrakō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kreg- | to caw, crow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “rāche”