Where does “reiken” come from?
reiken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch reiken, from Proto-West Germanic raikijan, from Proto-Germanic raikijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ-.
reiken (Middle Dutch): to stretch; to reach, to stretch the arm; to hand
Definitions
- to stretch; to reach, to stretch the arm; to hand
Ancestry of “reiken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | reiken | to reach |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | raikijan | to reach |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | raikijaną | To stretch out; reach |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *Hreyǵ- | — |
Words derived from “reiken”