Where does “raka” come from?
raka (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish raka, from Middle Low German rāken, from Proto-West Germanic *rakōn.
raka (Swedish): a rook; to encounter, to meet; to happen to do,...
Definitions
- a rook; to encounter, to meet; to happen to do,...
Ancestry of “raka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | raka | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | rāken | to hit, reach |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *rakōn | — |