Where does “række” come from?
række (Danish) comes from Old Norse rekja, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
række (Danish): row; series; line
Definitions
- row; series; line
Ancestry of “række”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | rekja | to unroll |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rakjaną | to stretch, to straighten |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃roǵéyeti | to straighten, to make straight, to cause to be... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |