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Where does “rīhaną” come from?

rīhaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyḱ — to break, scratch.

rīhaną (Proto-Germanic): to line up, to string together

Definitions

  1. to line up, to string together

Ancestry of “rīhaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyḱto break, scratch

Words derived from “rīhaną”

  • rijen
  • rij
  • rijgen
  • rie
  • rien
  • rigen
  • ry
  • rīa
  • rīan
  • rīhan
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