Where does “rǫk” come from?

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

rǫk (Old Norse): argument, reasoning; track, course; fate,...

Definitions

  1. argument, reasoning; track, course; fate,...

Ancestry of “rǫk”, 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 “rǫk”

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