*rekô^²

Runic: ᚱᛖᚲᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈre.kɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

a straightener, especially a device used for straightening or detangling (e.g. threads, strings, ropes, etc.)
a harrow or rake (tool, implement)

Etymology

From *rekaną (‘to rake’), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (‘to straighten, direct’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	rekô	rekaniz
Acc.	rekanų	rekanunz
Gen.	rikiniz	rekanǫ̂
Dat.	rikini	rekammaz
Inst.	rikinē	rekammiz
Voc.	rekô	rekaniz

Descendants

raca (Old English)
- rake (Middle English)
  - rake (English)
  - rak (Scots)
ræce (Old English)
- rake (Middle English)
  - rake (English)
  - rak (Scots)
*rakō (Old English)
- rake (Middle English)
  - rake (English)
  - rak (Scots)
*reko (Old Saxon)
- *rēke (Middle Low German)
  - reek (Low German)
*reko (Old Dutch)
- rēke, riek (Middle Dutch)
  - reek, riek (Dutch)
rehho (Old High German)
- rëche (Middle High German)
  - rècho (Cimbrian)
  - Rechen (German)
  - Rechel (Hunsrik)
  - Reech (Luxembourgish)
recho (Old High German)
- rëche (Middle High German)
  - rècho (Cimbrian)
  - Rechen (German)
  - Rechel (Hunsrik)
  - Reech (Luxembourgish)
reka (Old Norse)

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