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Where does “reizen” come from?

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

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*raitijaną—

Words derived from “reizen”

  • aufreizend
  • Reizbarkeit
  • Reizwäsche
  • ausreizen
  • liebreizend
  • reizend
  • reize
  • reizbar
  • rajcovat
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