Where does “racka ner” come from?

racka ner (Swedish) comes from Swedish ner, from Swedish neder, from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

racka ner (Swedish): }} to belittle or sharply criticize (in a petty unsympathetic manner)

Definitions

  1. }} to belittle or sharply criticize (in a petty unsympathetic manner)

Ancestry of “racka ner”, step by step

racka ner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnerdown; in a direction downwards; down; off
2Swedishnederdown, downwards
3Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Swedish racken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishracken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Old Norse niðr →