Where does “ráka” come from?

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

ráka (Old Norse): to scrape together

Definitions

  1. to scrape together

Ancestry of “ráka”, step by step

ráka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic raką

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrakącord
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Proto-Germanic rakōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrakōnąto take a course or direction; to run; to choose...

Words derived from “ráka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raką →