Where does “raca” come from?

raca (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic rakō, from Proto-Germanic rak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

raca (Old English): rake

Definitions

  1. rake

Ancestry of “raca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrakōdirection, course, path, track; an unwinding,...
2Proto-Germanicrak-to gather, heap up
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “raca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rakō →
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