Where does “raaisel” come from?
raaisel (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans raadsel, from Dutch raadsel, from Middle Dutch raetsel, from Old Dutch rādisli, from Proto-West Germanic rādislī, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
raaisel (Afrikaans): riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
Definitions
- riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
Ancestry of “raaisel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | raadsel | Alternative form of raaisel |
| 2 | Dutch | raadsel | riddle; mystery |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | raetsel | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rādisli | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rādislī | advice, consultation; supposition, guess,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rādan | to advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |