Where does “reizen” come from?

reizen (German) comes from Middle High German reizen, from Old High German reiʒen, from Proto-Germanic *raitijaną — to stir, to irritate.

reizen (German): to irritate; to excite; to tease, tantalize

Definitions

  1. to irritate; to excite; to tease, tantalize

Ancestry of “reizen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanreizen—
2Old High Germanreiʒen—
3Proto-Germanic*raitijanąto stir, to irritate

Words derived from “reizen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *raitijaną →Every word from Old High German reiʒen →Every word from Middle High German reizen →