Where does “rak” come from?

rak (Swedish) comes from Old Norse rakr, from Proto-Germanic rakaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rak (Swedish): straight; unbent; straight; direct, frank;...

Definitions

  1. straight; unbent; straight; direct, frank;...

Ancestry of “rak”, step by step

rak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse rakr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserakr—
2Proto-Germanicrakazstraight, direct
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Proto-Germanic rēkō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrēkōruler, chief
2Proto-Indo-European(o)reg'-—

Words derived from “rak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rakaz →Every word from Old Norse rakr →