Where does “rakkr” come from?

rakkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rankaz, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.

rakkr (Old Norse): bold

Definitions

  1. bold

Ancestry of “rakkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrankazerect, upright
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right

Words derived from “rakkr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rankaz →