An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/ragen

ragen, verb, ‘to project, stand forth,’ from Middle High German ragen (Old High German hragén), ‘to project, become rigid, be prominent’; allied to Middle High German rac, adjective, ‘tense, stiff, astir’; also to Anglo-Saxon oferhragian, ‘to tower above’; see Rahe and regen.