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

Definitions

  1. revenge

Ancestry of “Raache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrāhhatale
2Proto-Germanicrakōdirection, course, path, track; an unwinding,...
3Proto-Germanicrak-to gather, heap up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rakō →