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Where does “rák” come from?

rák (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rēkō, from Proto-Indo-European (o)reg'-.

rák (Old Norse): strip, stripe; furrow; small mountain ravine

Definitions

  1. strip, stripe; furrow; small mountain ravine

Ancestry of “rák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrēkō—
2Proto-Indo-European(o)reg'-—

Words derived from “rák”

  • rake
  • rakish
  • rakishly
  • muckraker
  • raker
  • rakishness
  • muckrake
  • hayrake
  • horserake
  • moonraker
  • rakelike
  • rakery
  • raketh
  • overrake
  • rakeless
  • rakemaker
  • rakeable
  • rakestale
  • raik
  • rakeback
  • rakehood
  • rake
  • reki
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