English
rakelike
From rake + -like.
Formed from rake + -like
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten, right oneself’
Proto-Germanic *rakō ‘tool with a row of pointed teeth, rake’
Old English raca ‘tool with a row of pointed teeth, rake’
Middle English rake
English rake
Today it means
adj Resembling or characteristic of a rake (gardening tool).
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “rakelike”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / rakelike