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Where does “reċċan” come from?

reċċan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic rakkjan, from Proto-Germanic rakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃roǵéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

reċċan (Old English): to stretch, extend; to stretch out, extend

Definitions

  1. to stretch, extend; to stretch out, extend

Ancestry of “reċċan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrakkjanto stretch, to straighten
2Proto-Germanicrakjanąto stretch, to straighten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃roǵéyetito straighten, to make straight, to cause to be...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “reċċan”

  • rax
  • raxen
  • rasken
  • hornreced
  • reced
  • gereccan
  • raxan
  • racsan
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