Where does “rieken” come from?

rieken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch riekan, from Proto-West Germanic reukan, from Proto-Germanic reukaną, from Proto-Indo-European rougi-.

rieken (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of ruken

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of ruken

Ancestry of “rieken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchriekan—
2Proto-West Germanicreukanto smoke, to give off smoke
3Proto-Germanicreukanąto smoke, to give off a vapour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrougi-—

Words derived from “rieken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rougi- →Every word from Proto-Germanic reukaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic reukan →