raket

Dutch (Brabantic)

/raːˈkɛt/

noun
Definitions
  • rocket, missile
  • firework
  • a type of ice cream in the shape of a rocket

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rakete (rocket, missile) derived from Italian rocchetta derived from Gothic rukka derived from Proto-Germanic *rukkô (used in spinning thread, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, a distaff).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*rukkô

Gloss

used in spinning thread, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, a distaff

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms