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
Ancestry of “ræd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | rædder | afraid, frightened |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ræþa | to frighten |
| 3 | Old Norse | hræða | to frighten; to be afraid of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hrēdijaną | — |