Where does “martyrracu” come from?

martyrracu (Old English) comes from Old English racu, from Proto-West Germanic *raku, from Proto-Germanic rakō, from Proto-Germanic rak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

martyrracu (Old English): an account of martyrs

Definitions

  1. an account of martyrs

Ancestry of “martyrracu”, step by step

martyrracu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English racu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishracuexplanation; narrative; argument, reasoning;...
2Proto-West Germanic*raku
3Proto-Germanicrakōdirection, course, path, track; an unwinding,...
4Proto-Germanicrak-to gather, heap up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Old English martyr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmartyrmartyr
2Ecclesiastical Latinmartyrmartyr, especially a Christian martyr
3Ancient GreekμάρτυρAeolic form of μᾰ́ρτῠς
4Ancient Greekμάρτυςwitness; martyr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rak-Every word from Proto-Germanic rakō