Where does “rigen” come from?

rigen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch rīan, from Proto-Germanic rīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyḱ — to break, scratch.

rigen (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of rien

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of rien

Ancestry of “rigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrīan—
2Proto-Germanicrīhanąto line up, to string together
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyḱto break, scratch

Words derived from “rigen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyḱ →Every word from Proto-Germanic rīhaną →Every word from Old Dutch rīan →