Proto-Indo-European

*reǵ-

‘to tie, bind’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *reǵ-.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ-, most familiar first.

• rink ← rinc ← *rankiz ← *rankaz
• retch ← recchen ← rēċċan ← rēċan ← *rōkijaną
• rackie ← rak ← racca ← *rakkō ← *rakkô
• rackan ← rakente ← racente ← *rakantā ← *rakantǭ

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *reǵ-