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Where does “rekō” come from?

rekō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic rekô — ruler, chief; king; rake.

rekō (Proto-West Germanic): king, ruler, leader

Definitions

  1. king, ruler, leader

Ancestry of “rekō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrekôruler, chief; king; rake

Words derived from “rekō”

  • drake
  • sheldrake
  • icedrake
  • shielddrake
  • Enterich
  • drake
  • andraca
  • draca
  • andrake
  • antrahho
  • anutrehho
  • anetrehho
  • entrech
  • entreich
  • antrache
  • anadrako
  • anadrekō
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