Where does “grad” come from?
grad (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German gerade, from Old High German rado, from Old High German rad, from Proto-West Germanic *raþ, from Proto-Germanic raþą, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
grad (Alemannic German): now, at the moment; exactly
Definitions
- now, at the moment; exactly
Ancestry of “grad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | gerade | — |
| 2 | Old High German | rado | fast |
| 3 | Old High German | rad | fast; wheel |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *raþ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raþą | wheel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |