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- — to stretch out, reach.

reiken (Middle Dutch): to stretch; to reach, to stretch the arm; to hand

Definitions

  1. to stretch; to reach, to stretch the arm; to hand

Ancestry of “reiken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchreikento reach
2Proto-West Germanicraikijanto reach
3Proto-GermanicraikijanąTo stretch out; reach
4Proto-Indo-European*Hreyǵ-to stretch out, reach

Words derived from “reiken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raikijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raikijan →
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