Where does “rāhha” come from?

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

rāhha (Old High German): tale

Definitions

  1. tale

Ancestry of “rāhha”, step by step

rāhha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rakō

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

via Proto-West Germanic wrāku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West GermanicwrākuAlternative form of *wraku
2Proto-Germanicwrēkōpersecution; revenge; vengeance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

Words derived from “rāhha”

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