raik

English

/ɹeɪk/

noun
Definitions
  • (also) A walk, or a journey taken (especially on foot); the act of taking a walk or journey.
  • The movement of animals while grazing.
  • The pastureland over which animals graze; a range, a stray.
  • (Scotland) A journey to transport something between two places; a run; also, the quantity of items so transported.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English rake (path) derived from Old Norse rák (strip, furrow, trail, small mountain ravine, stripe) derived from Proto-Germanic *rēkō derived from Proto-Indo-European *(o)reg'-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(o)reg'-

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