Where does “reiken” come from?

reiken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch reiken, from Old Dutch reiken, from Proto-West Germanic raikijan, from Proto-Germanic raikijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- — to stretch out, reach.

reiken (Dutch): to reach, to extend out, to stretch

Definitions

  1. to reach, to extend out, to stretch

Ancestry of “reiken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchreikento stretch; to reach, to stretch the arm; to hand
2Old Dutchreikento reach
3Proto-West Germanicraikijanto reach
4Proto-GermanicraikijanąTo stretch out; reach
5Proto-Indo-European*Hreyǵ-to stretch out, reach

Words derived from “reiken”

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