Where does “ræcan” come from?

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

ræcan (Old English): to reach, attain

Definitions

  1. to reach, attain

Ancestry of “ræcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicraikijanto reach
2Proto-GermanicraikijanąTo stretch out; reach
3Proto-Indo-European*Hreyǵ-to stretch out, reach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raikijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raikijan →