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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”

  • Ragnarok
  • ragnarök
  • ラグナロク
  • Ragnarök
  • ragnarok
  • Ragnarök
  • ragnarok
  • háttarökfræði
  • rökfræði
  • rök
  • rökhenda
  • ragnarök
  • rǫkstóll
  • ragnarǫk
  • ragnarøk
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