Where does “reichen” come from?

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

reichen (Old High German): to reach

Definitions

  1. to reach

Ancestry of “reichen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “reichen”

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