Where does “hræcan” come from?

hræcan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hrākijan, from Proto-Germanic hrēkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kreg-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hræcan (Old English): to clear the throat, hawk

Definitions

  1. to clear the throat, hawk

Ancestry of “hræcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hrākijanto spit
2Proto-Germanichrēkijanąto spit; to clear the throat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankreg-to caw, crow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēkijaną →