Where does “rīhe” come from?

rīhe (Middle High German) comes from Old High German riga, from Proto-Germanic rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- — to scratch, cut.

rīhe (Middle High German): row, line, corridor

Definitions

  1. row, line, corridor

Ancestry of “rīhe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrigaline
2Proto-Germanicrīgǭrow, line
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut

Words derived from “rīhe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīgǭEvery word from Old High German riga