Rechen

German

Etymology

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”).[1] From Proto-Germanic *rakō, *rekô (“rake”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁɛçən/
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Noun

Rechen m (genitive Rechens, plural Rechen)

  1. (chiefly southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) rake

Synonyms
  • Harke (chiefly northern and central Germany)

References
  1. Rechen in Kluge's Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, 1891

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