Where does “rāke” come from?

rāke (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon raka, from Proto-Germanic rakō, from Proto-Germanic rak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “rāke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonraka—
2Proto-Germanicrakōdirection, course, path, track; an unwinding,...
3Proto-Germanicrak-to gather, heap up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rāke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rakō →