Where does “afraden” come from?

afraden (Dutch) comes from Dutch raden, from Middle Dutch râden, from Old Dutch rādan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

afraden (Dutch): to dissuade, to discourage

Definitions

  1. to dissuade, to discourage

Ancestry of “afraden”, step by step

afraden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch raden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchradento guess; to advise; plural of raad
2Middle Dutchrâdento ponder, to think over
3Old Dutchrādanto advise
4Proto-West Germanicrādanto advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...
5Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “afraden”

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