Where does “raja” come from?

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

raja (Silesian): queue

Definitions

  1. queue

Ancestry of “raja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReiherow; rank, succession, series, sequence, range;...
2Middle High Germanrīherow, line, corridor
3Old High Germanrigaline
4Proto-Germanicrīgǭrow, line
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reyk- →
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