Where does “*hrakō” come from?
*hrakō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kreg-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Ancestry of “*hrakō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | kreg- | to caw, crow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |