geraken
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ɣəˈraːkə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to reach, to attain
- (intransitive) to end up
- (transitive) to touch
- (transitive) to hit, to strike a target
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch geraken affix from Dutch, Flemish raken (touch, become, hit, reach, rake).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
raken
Gloss
touch, become, hit, reach, rake
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
🥲
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aanraken Dutch, Flemish
- kwijtraken Dutch, Flemish
- opraken Dutch, Flemish
- raaklijn Dutch, Flemish
- raakvector Dutch, Flemish
- rakelings Dutch, Flemish
- raken Dutch, Flemish
- geraken Middle Dutch
- rāken Middle Dutch
- raka Papiamentu