Verb

weiter|reichen

Translation

to pass on, to hand on, to forward

Er bat mich, das Buch weiterzureichen.

He asked me to pass on the book.

Ich reiche die Information an dich weiter.

I am passing the information on to you.

((sth.)) ((to sb.)) to pass sth. on to sb. I have to pass this message on to my boss.

weitergeben (to pass on), übergeben (to hand over), übermitteln (to transmit)

From 'weiter' (further, on) and 'reichen' (to reach, to hand). Literally means 'to hand further'.

Imagine you 'reach' ('reichen') out your hand to pass something 'further' ('weiter') along a line of people.