Where does “reiken” come from?

reiken (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic raikijan, from Proto-Germanic raikijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- — to stretch out, reach.

reiken (Old Dutch): to reach

Definitions

  1. to reach

Ancestry of “reiken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicraikijanto reach
2Proto-GermanicraikijanąTo stretch out; reach
3Proto-Indo-European*Hreyǵ-to stretch out, reach

Words derived from “reiken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raikijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raikijan →