Where does “racente” come from?

racente (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *rakintā, from Proto-Germanic *rakintǭ, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.

racente (Old English): chain, fetter

Definitions

  1. chain, fetter

Ancestry of “racente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*rakintā—
2Proto-Germanic*rakintǭfetter, shackle, bond
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right

Words derived from “racente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *rakintǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rakintā →