Where does “rak” come from?

rak (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk raka, from Old Norse ráka, from Proto-Germanic raką, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rak (Norwegian Nynorsk): salted and partially fermented; imperative of...

Definitions

  1. salted and partially fermented; imperative of...

Ancestry of “rak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrakato rake; to shave; to concern
2Old Norserákato scrape together
3Proto-Germanicrakącord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raką →Every word from Old Norse ráka →