Where does “drogreden” come from?
drogreden (Dutch) comes from Dutch reden, from Middle Dutch rêden, from Old Dutch *reden, from Proto-West Germanic *raidijan, from Proto-Germanic raidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
drogreden (Dutch): sophism, an argument that makes sense by itself...
Definitions
- sophism, an argument that makes sense by itself...
Ancestry of “drogreden”, step by step
drogreden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch reden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | reden | reason, ground; rescue; proportion |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rêden | to ready |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *reden | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *raidijan | to arrange |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raidijaną | to cause to move, carry (up, forward, etc.), let fall, etc |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂rey- | to count, count out; to arrange |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |