Where does “rië” come from?

rië (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch rīa, from Proto-West Germanic rīhan, from Proto-Germanic rīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyḱ — to break, scratch.

Ancestry of “rië”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrīarow, line
2Proto-West Germanicrīhanto line up, to string together
3Proto-Germanicrīhanąto line up, to string together
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyḱto break, scratch

Words derived from “rië”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyḱ →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rīhan →
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