Where does “rīȥan” come from?

rīȥan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrītan, from Proto-Germanic hrītaną — to scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull.

Ancestry of “rīȥan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
2Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull

Words derived from “rīȥan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hrītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrītan →
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