Where does “Reihe” come from?

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

Reihe (German): row; rank, succession, series, sequence, range;...

Definitions

  1. row; rank, succession, series, sequence, range;...

Ancestry of “Reihe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrīherow, line, corridor
2Old High Germanrigaline
3Proto-Germanicrīgǭrow, line
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut

Words derived from “Reihe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk-
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