reiken

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈrɛi̯kə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to reach, to extend out, to stretch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch reiken inherited from Old Dutch *reiken inherited from *raikijan inherited from Proto-Germanic *raikijaną (reach) root from Proto-Indo-European *reyǵ- (bind, reach, stretch tight).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*reyǵ-

Gloss

bind, reach, stretch tight

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