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
Ancestry of “bereiden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | bereiden | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | reiden | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | reiden | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raidijaną | to cause to move, carry , let fall, etc; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “bereiden”