Where does “reihhen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “reihhen”, 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 →
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