Where does “berede” come from?

berede (Danish) comes from German bereiten, from German reiten, from Middle High German rīten, from Old High German rītan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

berede (Danish): to prepare

Definitions

  1. to prepare

Ancestry of “berede”, step by step

berede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bereiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbereitento prepare, to make; to give, to cause
2Germanreitento travel on a mount; to ride; to do horseriding;...
3Middle High Germanrītento ride
4Old High Germanrītanto ride
5Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
6Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Middle Low German bereden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbereden
2Middle Low German-en
3Proto-Germanic-anąThe infinitive suffix of strong verbs
4Proto-Indo-European-onom
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną