Where does “afrader” come from?
afrader (Dutch) comes from Dutch afraden, 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- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
afrader (Dutch): something that is discouraged or against which one is warned; an anti-recommendation
Definitions
- something that is discouraged or against which one is warned; an anti-recommendation
Ancestry of “afrader”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | afraden | to dissuade, to discourage |
| 2 | Dutch | raden | to guess; to advise; plural of raad |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | râden | to ponder, to think over |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rādan | to advise |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rādan | to advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |