Where does “Raache” come from?
Raache (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German rāhha, from Proto-Germanic rakō, from Proto-Germanic rak-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Raache (Pennsylvania German): revenge
Ancestry of “Raache”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | rāhha | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rakō | direction, course, path, track; an unwinding,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rak- | to gather, heap up |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |