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-Germanicrēkōruler, chief
2Proto-Indo-European(o)reg'-—

Words derived from “rák”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (o)reg'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rēkō →