Where does “reechen” come from?

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

reechen (Luxembourgish): to pass, to give; to reach

Definitions

  1. to pass, to give; to reach

Ancestry of “reechen”, 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 “reechen”

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