Where does “überreichen” come from?
überreichen (German) comes from German reichen, from Middle High German reichen, from Old High German reichen, from Proto-Germanic raikijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ-.
überreichen (German): to hand something over, to present
Definitions
- to hand something over, to present
Ancestry of “überreichen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | reichen | to reach; to pass, to hand, to serve, to put... |
| 2 | Middle High German | reichen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | reichen | to reach |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raikijaną | To stretch out; reach |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *Hreyǵ- | — |