Where does “rāken” come from?

rāken (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *rakōn — to choose a direction.

rāken (Middle Low German): to hit, reach

Definitions

  1. to hit, reach

Ancestry of “rāken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*rakōnto choose a direction

Words derived from “rāken

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rakōn
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