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Concepts

rake

rakes

boom

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Japanese rake

skimming weir

Synonyms

Harke

Rost

Spur

Wehr

Heurechen

Fangrechen

Triftrechen

Fährte

Holzrechen

Translations

râteau

rastrillo

rastrello

hark

ancinho

tırmık

τσουγκράνα

rampí

rasclet

شوكة الحشائش

gritsel

riek

rastro

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

räche

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁɛçən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: rëche

Inherited from Old High German: rëhkho

Cognate with Middle Dutch: rake

Cognate with Old Norse: reka

Cognate with Old English: racu

Cognate with Dutch: reek

Cognate with English: rake

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽

In summary

From Middle High German rëche, Old High German rëhkho. Cognate with Middle Dutch rake, Old Norse reka (“rake”), Old English racu, Dutch reek (“rake”), English rake, Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (rikan, “to heap up, collect”). From Proto-Germanic *rakō, *rekô (“rake”).