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Where does “recken” come from?

recken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch recken, from Proto-West Germanic rakkjan, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

recken (Middle Dutch): to stretch, to reach out; to stretch; to govern,...

Definitions

  1. to stretch, to reach out; to stretch; to govern,...

Ancestry of “recken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrecken—
2Proto-West Germanicrakkjanto stretch, to straighten
3Proto-Germanicrakjanąto stretch, to straighten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃roǵéyetito straighten, to make straight, to cause to be...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “recken”

  • verrekken
  • uitrekken
  • rekken
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