Where does “ragen” come from?

ragen (German) comes from Middle High German ragen, from Old High German hragēn, from Proto-West Germanic *hragōn — to jut out.

ragen (German): to rise up out; to stick out, to jut out

Definitions

  1. to rise up out; to stick out, to jut out

Ancestry of “ragen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanragen—
2Old High Germanhragēn—
3Proto-West Germanic*hragōnto jut out

Words derived from “ragen”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hragōn →Every word from Old High German hragēn →Every word from Middle High German ragen →