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
- to pierce, to impale, to spit; to baste
Ancestry of “rijgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | rigen | Alternative form of rien |
| 2 | Old Dutch | rīan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīhaną | to line up, to string together |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reyḱ | to break, scratch |