Where does “rijgen” come from?

rijgen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rigen, from Old Dutch rīan, from Proto-Germanic rīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyḱ — to break, scratch.

rijgen (Dutch): to pierce, to impale, to spit; to baste

Definitions

  1. to pierce, to impale, to spit; to baste

Ancestry of “rijgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchrigenAlternative form of rien
2Old Dutchrīan—
3Proto-Germanicrīhanąto line up, to string together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyḱto break, scratch

Words derived from “rijgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyḱ →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīhaną →Every word from Old Dutch rīan →