Where does “ræd” come from?

ræd (Danish) comes from Old Swedish rædder, from Old Swedish ræþa, from Old Norse hræða, from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną.

ræd (Danish): afraid

Definitions

  1. afraid

Ancestry of “ræd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishrædderafraid, frightened
2Old Swedishræþato frighten
3Old Norsehræðato frighten; to be afraid of
4Proto-Germanichrēdijaną—

Words derived from “ræd”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēdijaną →Every word from Old Norse hræða →Every word from Old Swedish ræþa →