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Middle English: rakke

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Etymology of the English word racking

the English word racking

derived from the English word rack

derived from the English word rekke

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *rakjanan

using the English suffix -ing

derived from the Middle Dutch word rec

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix reg- (to move in a straight line)

Word found in Modern English