Where does “reka” come from?

reka (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse vreka, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

reka (Old Norse): shovel; to drive

Definitions

  1. shovel; to drive

Ancestry of “reka”, step by step

reka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse vreka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevrekato drive
2Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

via Proto-Germanic rekǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrekǭruler, chief

Words derived from “reka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Old Norse vreka →