raken

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to touch
  • to reach
  • to acquire
  • to hit (not miss)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *rakon inherited from Proto-Germanic *rakōną (run, take a course direction, choose a direction).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*rakōną

Gloss

run, take a course direction, choose a direction

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

走

Emoji
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