Where does “rekkr” come from?

rekkr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rinkiz, from Proto-Germanic rinkaz — straight, upright.

rekkr (Old Norse): man, warrior

Definitions

  1. man, warrior

Ancestry of “rekkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrinkizupright man
2Proto-Germanicrinkazstraight, upright
Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkiz →