Where does “*rakintā” come from?
*rakintā (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *rakintǭ, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.
Ancestry of “*rakintā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *rakintǭ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | reǵ- | to bind; straight, direct; straight, right |