Rechen
German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
Rechen m (strong, genitive Rechens, plural Rechen)
- (chiefly Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) rake
- Synonym: (chiefly northern and central Germany) Harke
Declension edit
Declension of Rechen [masculine, strong]
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Rechen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891