Where does “Querreihe” come from?

Querreihe (German) comes from German Reihe, from Middle High German rīhe, from Old High German riga, from Proto-Germanic rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- — to scratch, cut.

Querreihe (German): transverse row

Definitions

  1. transverse row

Ancestry of “Querreihe”, step by step

Querreihe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Reihe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReiherow; rank, succession, series, sequence, range;...
2Middle High Germanrīherow, line, corridor
3Old High Germanrigaline
4Proto-Germanicrīgǭrow, line
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut

via German quer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquercrosswise, cross; crosswise, across
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk-