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- — to stretch out, reach.

überreichen (German): to hand something over, to present

Definitions

  1. to hand something over, to present

Ancestry of “überreichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreichento reach; to pass, to hand, to serve, to put...
2Middle High Germanreichen—
3Old High Germanreichento reach
4Proto-GermanicraikijanąTo stretch out; reach
5Proto-Indo-European*Hreyǵ-to stretch out, reach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raikijaną →Every word from Old High German reichen →
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