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-.
reichen (German): to reach; to pass, to hand, to serve, to put...
Definitions
- to reach; to pass, to hand, to serve, to put...
Ancestry of “reichen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | reichen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | reichen | to reach |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | raikijaną | To stretch out; reach |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *Hreyǵ- | — |
Words derived from “reichen”