Where does “*rak” come from?

*rak (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic raką, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “*rak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrakącord
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raką →