[gdw]
It is unclear whether the verb derives from a Gallo-Romance etymon (krakk-, cf. FEW) or a Germanic one (a-hræcen, cf. OED reach v.2 etymology, Third Edition, 2008). In the latter case, the semantic overlap and formal similarity with cracher would be coincidental, and Godefroy’s decision to treat raquer as a variant spelling of cracher would be erroneous.