Where does “rake” come from?

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

rake (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular/plural of rak; Alternative form...

Definitions

  1. definite singular/plural of rak; Alternative form...

Ancestry of “rake”, step by step

rake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German rāken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrākento hit, reach
2Proto-West Germanic*rakōnto choose a direction

via Old Norse hráki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehráki—
2Proto-Germanichrēkąsaliva; snot
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rakōn →Every word from Middle Low German rāken →