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Where does “reaching” come from?

Reaching derives from the English verb reach, from Middle English rechen, Old English hrǣċan, Proto-Germanic rakjaną, and Proto-Indo-European reǵ-, ultimately from the root ker- with the suffix -yeti.

reaching (English): present participle of reach; The action of one...

Definitions

  1. present participle of reach; The action of one...

Ancestry of “reaching”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishreching—
2Old Englishrǣċende—

Words derived from “reaching”

  • farreaching
Every word from Old English rǣċende →