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
- an account of martyrs
Ancestry of “martyrracu”, step by step
martyrracu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English racu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | racu | explanation; narrative; argument, reasoning;... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *raku | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rakō | direction, course, path, track; an unwinding,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rak- | to gather, heap up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |