Where does “rakr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rakr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rakr”

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