English
rakemaker
From rake + maker.
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
Old English macian ‘to perform or carry out (a miracle)’
Middle English maken ‘to make or create’
Middle English maker ‘God as creator of all’
English maker
Today it means
noun someone who makes rakes
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “rakemaker”. 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.
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