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Where does “reacht” come from?

reacht (English) comes from English reach, from Middle English rechen, from Old English rǣċan, 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.

reacht (English): simple past tense and past participle of reach

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of reach

Ancestry of “reacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreachTo extend, stretch, or thrust out; To give to...
2Middle Englishrechen—
3Old Englishrǣċanto reach
4Proto-Germanicrakjanąto stretch, to straighten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃roǵéyetito straighten, to make straight, to cause to be...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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