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Where does “riga” come from?

riga (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- — to scratch, cut.

riga (Old High German): line

Definitions

  1. line

Ancestry of “riga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīgǭ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut

Words derived from “riga”

  • riga
  • rigare
  • rigato
  • rigatura
  • Artikelreihe
  • Reihenfolge
  • Hauptreihe
  • Lautreihe
  • Hauptreihenstern
  • Reihe
  • Sitzreihe
  • Zerfallsreihe
  • einreihig
  • reihenweise
  • mehrreihig
  • rīhe
  • Rei
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