Etymology of the English word rakehell
the English word
rakehellderived from the English word
hellderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khalijaderived from the English word
rakeusing the Proto-Indo-European prefix
reg- (to move in a straight line)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*rak-Date
The earliest known usage of rakehell in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
