Where does “bereiden” come from?

bereiden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bereiden, from Middle Dutch reiden, from Old Dutch reiden, from Proto-Germanic raidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

bereiden (Dutch): to prepare

Definitions

  1. to prepare

Ancestry of “bereiden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbereiden—
2Middle Dutchreiden—
3Old Dutchreiden—
4Proto-Germanicraidijanąto cause to move, carry (up, forward, etc.), let fall, etc
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “bereiden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raidijaną →