Where does “Red” come from?

Red (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German rede, from Old High German redia, from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Red (Alemannic German): speech

Definitions

  1. speech

Ancestry of “Red”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrede—
2Old High Germanredia—
3Proto-Germanicraþjǭaccount, reasoning
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raþjǭ →