Where does “Koenraad” come from?

Koenraad (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Ancestry of “Koenraad”, step by step

Koenraad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rēdaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Proto-Germanic kōniz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickōnizable, knowledgeable, skillful, clever
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “Koenraad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- →