Where does “råd” come from?
råd (Danish) comes from English rad, from English radiation, from Latin radiatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
råd (Danish): council; piece of advice; rot
Definitions
- council; piece of advice; rot
Ancestry of “råd”, step by step
råd traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English rad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rad | Clipping of radical; excellent; A non-SI unit of... |
| 2 | English | radiation | The shooting forth of anything from a point or... |
| 3 | Latin | radiatio | glittering, shining, radiation |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Old Norse rǫð
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | rǫð | row |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | radō | row; line; series |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rh̥₁dʰ-éh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |