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Where does “rīhan” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to line up, to string together

Ancestry of “rīhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīhanąto line up, to string together
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyḱto break, scratch

Words derived from “rīhan”

  • rij
  • rijen
  • rie
  • ry
  • rīa
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