Rake
/reɪk/noun
A garden tool used for gathering leaves or leveling soil.
Did you know?In the 18th century, 'rake' referred to a libertine who indulged in extravagant pleasures, often with a dark, dissolute lifestyle.
Etymological Timeline
Middle English
English
rake
“A tool for gathering or smoothing soil, derived from earlier usage.”
Old Norse
Norse
raka
“To scrape or collect.”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
rakan
“To gather, pull together.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁reg-
“To scratch, scrape, or gather.”