Where does “reichen” come from?

reichen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German reichen, from Proto-Germanic raikijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- — to stretch out, reach.

Ancestry of “reichen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanreichento reach
2Proto-GermanicraikijanąTo stretch out; reach
3Proto-Indo-European*Hreyǵ-to stretch out, reach

Words derived from “reichen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raikijaną →Every word from Old High German reichen →