Where does “reichen” come from?

reichen (German) comes from Middle High German reichen, from Old High German reichen, from Proto-Germanic raikijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- — to stretch out, reach.

reichen (German): to reach; to pass, to hand, to serve, to put...

Definitions

  1. to reach; to pass, to hand, to serve, to put...

Ancestry of “reichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanreichen—
2Old High Germanreichento reach
3Proto-GermanicraikijanąTo stretch out; reach
4Proto-Indo-European*Hreyǵ-to stretch out, reach

Words derived from “reichen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raikijaną →Every word from Old High German reichen →