Where does “reihenweise” come from?
reihenweise (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.
reihenweise (German): serially
Ancestry of “reihenweise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Reihe | row; rank, succession, series, sequence, range;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | rīhe | row, line, corridor |
| 3 | Old High German | riga | line |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīgǭ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reyk- | to scratch, cut |